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Layton man sentenced to prison for domestic violence shooting

FARMINGTON — The judge and the prosecutor gave no credit to Aaron Gaitan for his request for leniency after he said he “never intended to murder anybody” during his surprise attack against his ex-girlfriend and her new date. Gaitan, 37, of Layton, suddenly appeared at the driver’s door ...

Suspect arrested in Ogden man’s shooting death

WEST VALLEY CITY — Police have arrested a suspect in the Dec. 27 shooting death of an Ogden man at a West Valley City apartment complex. The West Valley City Police Department said in a social media post that Dylan Upshaw, 21, was arrested Tuesday evening on suspicion of fatally shooting ...

SLC police officer charged in alleged Ogden vehicle assault

OGDEN — The Weber County Attorney’s Office filed criminal charges Tuesday against an off-duty Salt Lake City police officer accused of driving drunk and pinning a man between two vehicles after a crash. Thomas Caygle, 37, was charged with third-degree felony aggravated assault and class A ...

Suspected Ogden fentanyl dealer arrested after 2 police pursuits

OGDEN — A woman who was wanted on drug-dealing charges has been arrested after twice eluding officers in pursuits, one time allegedly trying to run down officers. Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force agents reported in an arrest affidavit that they apprehended Morgan Raquel Valdez, 32, of ...

SEC says Kaysville man, now deceased, defrauded investors of $29M

KAYSVILLE — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is trying to retrieve $29 million from the estate of a deceased Kaysville man who allegedly swindled more than 50 people of their life savings in a 12-year investment scam. From July 2011 until his death on June 6, 2022, Stephen Romney ...

Arson at homeless camp, 3 people escape locked makeshift dwelling

MARRIOTT-SLATERVILLE — Three homeless people were locked inside a makeshift dwelling under a bridge when a man outside allegedly soaked the entry hatch in gasoline and ignited a fire, according to charging documents. Weber County sheriff’s deputies arrested Dustin Howard Smith, 41, just ...

Ogden brewery bout: Becker beer branding dispute hits federal court

OGDEN — A great-granddaughter of the storied Becker brewery founder has gone to federal court to stop a modern craft brewer from using branding that evokes the history of the old business, which shut down in the 1960s. John Stephan Becker and his sons Gustav and Albert founded the brewery in ...

Clinton man pleads guilty in Ogden pedestrian’s shooting death

OGDEN — A 20-year-old Clinton man has pleaded guilty to reduced charges for his role in the robbery and shooting death of a pedestrian in Ogden last summer. Erik Orozco Sanches admitted in a plea bargain that he shot 59-year-old Clinton Burrows, who fought back as he was being robbed. Orozco ...