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Second gang member pleads guilty to 2020 North Ogden fatal shooting

OGDEN — A second suspect has pleaded guilty to the shooting death of a man in North Ogden that police said stemmed from an ongoing conflict. Ryan Joseph Dash, 35, a white supremacist gang member with a long criminal record, agreed to a plea bargain Oct. 24 and will be sentenced on Dec. 12 by ...

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 ...

Release risks disputed for mentally ill man who killed mother

FARMINGTON — A prosecutor has objected to additional proposed terms for the conditional release from the Utah State Hospital of a man who fatally shot and slashed his mother 16 years ago. Jeremy Hauck, 34, should remain in custody at the Provo institution “because his threat of ...

Prosecutors: Emile’s plea withdrawal attempt based on ‘fabrication’

OGDEN — Prosecutors have urged a judge to deny Brenda Emile’s bid to withdraw her guilty plea to her daughter’s murder, saying that the Ogden woman’s claim of coercion was “a recent fabrication.” On Aug. 19, the 27-year-old Emile agreed to a plea bargain, admitting to first-degree ...

Utah youth in court to argue climate suit; state asks for dismissal

SALT LAKE CITY — On Friday, a handful of Utah teens and pre-teens took on their state in the court of law. In Natalie R. v. State of Utah, youth plaintiffs are suing the state by arguing that promotion of fossil fuels contributes to worsening air quality and violates their constitutional ...