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Woman blames domestic violence fears for role in Christmas murder case

OGDEN — A woman charged as the getaway driver in a Christmas Day 2020 home invasion and murder was an ongoing domestic violence victim of one of the alleged shooters and was under his coercion, her attorney says. Several days before the crime, Brittany Ann Rogers, 33, suffered a broken jaw ...

Police arrest former Clearfield teacher on sex abuse allegations

CLEARFIELD — Police have arrested a former Clearfield High School teacher on allegations that he raped a 17-year-old female student in a classroom closet three years ago. The Clearfield Police Department said in charging documents that it began an investigation in September after the alleged ...

Charges: Contract skimming scheme nets Ogden man $173,000

OGDEN — A 45-year-old Ogden man has been charged with stealing more than $173,000 in an alleged contract billing scheme. The Weber County Attorney’s Office on Tuesday charged Anthony Mark Pino with one count of theft and eight counts of communications fraud, all second-degree felonies, ...

Self-defense claimed in Tremonton shootings

BRIGHAM CITY — A Tremonton man is arguing that he acted in self-defense when he shot and critically injured two men suspected of stealing his electric bicycle. An attorney for Richard Matthew Barlow, 24, filed a motion in 1st District Court last week contending that the two men rushed ...

Murder suspect’s mental competency again under review

BRIGHAM CITY — The case of a man accused in the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend is on hold again due to renewed concerns about his mental competency to stand trial. Jose Gutierrez-Torres, 43, has been in custody since the March 3, 2019, death of Maria De Jesus Cervantes. He was declared ...