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Ogden police chief defends officer evaluation policy after critical news report

Tremonton man pleads guilty in daughter’s death after leaving her in car
Layton man officially charged in triple homicide, could face death

Ogden police investigate death of woman found in vacant restaurant

Filing: Layton homicide suspect threatened murder-suicide, asked about death penalty
Wasatch Elementary briefly secured amid neighborhood incident

Gunman in Christmas Day killing gets two concurrent 15-year sentences
UPDATED: 3 killed in Layton; man called to confess, police say

Ogden man faces 4 attempted murder charges in downtown altercation
Getaway driver in Christmas Day killing sentenced, to spend ‘very long time’ prison
OGDEN — Second District Court Judge Camille Neider said she's heard little from Brittany Rogers to indicate she has taken responsibility for her role in a Christmas Day killing that left a man dead and his girlfriend seriously injured. Even so, as getaway driver in the Dec. 25, 2020, ...
Layton man officially charged in triple homicide, could face death
LAYTON — A man accused of killing three people and three dogs has had formal charges brought against him. Jeremy Bailey, 34, of Layton, was charged in the 2nd District Court in Farmington on Wednesday with three counts of aggravated murder (capital), two counts of discharge of a firearm ...
Tremonton man pleads guilty in daughter’s death after leaving her in car
OGDEN — The Tremonton man charged in the accidental death of his infant daughter after accidentally leaving her in a parked car in Ogden for several hours has pled guilty to negligent homicide. Juan Nolazco, 44, pleaded guilty to the class A misdemeanor in 2nd District Court in Ogden on ...
Gunman in Christmas Day killing gets two concurrent 15-year sentences
OGDEN — The then-16-year-old gunman in the 2020 Christmas Day killing of Trevor Martin at his home in Riverdale has been sentenced to 15 years to life imprisonment on each of the two counts he pleaded guilty to. Rayburn Bennett, now 19, appeared for sentencing on Friday before 2nd District ...
2 involved in Christmas Day killing in Riverdale convicted, third suspect awaits trial
OGDEN — One of the suspects in the Christmas Day killing of a Riverdale man in 2020 has been found guilty in the case following a jury trial and another has pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal. The third and final suspect is to go on trial over the summer. Trevor Martin, 36, was shot ...
Ogden man sentenced to 4 years of probation in shooting death of teen
OGDEN — The Ogden man convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of a teen last year has been sentenced to four years' probation in the case. Zedekiah Pool, 19, who pleaded guilty last October to second-degree felony manslaughter in the May 5, 2022, death of the 15-year-old, was also ...
Weber County man suing Ogden, police stemming from violent arrest
SALT LAKE CITY — The man taken down by police on Washington Boulevard in a rough arrest last month that he says left him with cracked ribs, a broken nose and a broken jaw is suing the City of Ogden, accusing the arresting officers of excessive use of force. Shawn Sims' attorney, Robert ...
Wasatch Peaks Ranch development going to trial in Morgan County
MORGAN — After more than three years winding through the court system, a decision could soon be coming in the lawsuit filed by five Morgan County residents trying to halt the sprawling Wasatch Peaks Ranch development. The bench trial starts Wednesday in 2nd District Court in Morgan in the ...
Five sentenced in billion-dollar biofuel tax fraud scheme
Several members of a family and an associate implicated in a billion-dollar biofuel tax fraud scheme were sentenced last week. According to a press release from the Department of Justice, Lev Aslan Dermen, a.k.a. Levon Termendzhyan, 56, was sentenced to 40 years in prison; Jacob Kingston, 46, ...
Ex-Layton Christian Academy employees deny charges, file countersuit
FARMINGTON — The four former Layton Christian Academy employees targeted in a lawsuit for allegedly diverting school funds to their own pockets are lashing back, saying they're the victims of a smear campaign that stems, allegedly, from jealousy. In responding to the lawsuit filed last ...