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South Ogden officer says he shot suspect to save colleague’s life

SOUTH OGDEN — A South Ogden police officer said he shot a driver at the end of a low-speed chase because he thought the man was “trying to kill” a fellow officer who was throwing down tire-popping strips to stop the car. Officer Christopher Freestone’s account of his actions when ...

Former medical director wins ruling in Weber jail death lawsuit

OGDEN — A former Weber County Jail medical director has successfully defended himself against a civil suit that accuses various personnel of fault in the death of an inmate who was on suicide watch. Matthew Hall died in a local hospital after jumping head first to the floor in his jail cell ...

Animal torture suspect free pending trial to undergo psychiatric treatment

SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release pending trial of a Woods Cross man undergoing mental health treatment after being charged with torturing and killing guinea pigs and posting videos of the acts online. U.S. Magistrate Daphne Oberg granted a defense attorney’s ...

Guinea pig torture videos: Woods Cross suspect under mental evaluation

FARMINGTON — A Woods Cross man charged with torturing and killing guinea pigs and posting videos of the acts online is undergoing a court-ordered mental competency exam. Judge Rita Cornish has scheduled a June 23 hearing to review mental health experts’ evaluations of Samuel J. Webster’s ...

Tax evasion schemes net former Ogden dentist 5 years in prison

SALT LAKE CITY — A former Ogden dentist has been sentenced to five years in federal prison stemming from an investigation into extensive tax evasion. Derald Wilford Geddes appeared Friday before U.S. District Judge Tena Campbell, who also ordered him to pay more than $1.8 million in ...

Ogden man sent to prison in fatal shooting of girlfriend’s ex-husband

OGDEN — A judge on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old man to 15 years to life in prison for the fatal shooting of a man he ambushed outside of a convenience store. Everardo Guadarrama-Garcia shot Mauricio Alejandro Hernandez in the head, neck, chest and lower abdomen with a .45-caliber handgun ...