Sanpete County Crime and Justice – March 30
Summation of the Sanpete County crime and justice as of March 30.
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Sanpete prosecutors grappling with 10 sex abuse cases
MANTI—Sanpete County has a low overall crime rate but that doesn’t mean it is free of sex crimes. In fact, the Sanpete County Attorney’s Office is currently prosecuting 10 sex abuse cases, including four where the victims were under 14 and considered to be children under the law. Three other cases involve youths…
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Child identification kits will help law enforcement find lost children
In the unlikely event your child suddenly goes missing, the Sheriff’s Department wants every parent to prepare a child identification kit (ID) to make it faster and easier for law enforcement to identify your child in your absence.
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Garza sentenced to life without parole
Saying the brutality of Julio Garza’s murder of his cellmate “shocks the conscience of this court,” Judge Wallace Lee last week sentenced Garza to life in prison without parole.
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Inmate accepts plea deal in beating of guard
Convicted murderer Marco Mike Heimuli, who was accused of aggravated assault, a first-degree felony, for his part in the beating of a corrections officer in 2019, pleaded guilty on March 9 to a lesser count of assault by prisoner.
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Commissioners approve $481K for restrooms at fairgrounds
Fairgoers will be relieved to know that county commissioners have paved the way for a new, permanent restroom building to be constructed at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds.
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Inmate found guilty of beating cellmate to death
After a four-day jury trial last week, Julio Cesar Garza, a prisoner at the Central Utah Correctional Facility, was convicted of aggravated murder for killing his cellmate, Carlos Adrian Hernandez.
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Republican Party Caucus Night is Tuesday
The Sanpete County Republican Party will hold 27 precinct caucuses around the county Tuesday at 8 p.m., the first caucuses the party has been able to hold face to face since 2018. See the accompanying table for locations.
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Three murders since 2016, serious beating of guard begs question: How violent is CUCF?
Three prison murders, including two in the last nine months, along with a serious beating of a prison guard in late 2019, raise questions about whether violence is increasing at the Central Utah Correctional Facility and whether more should be done to protect corrections staff.
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Sanpete County Crime and Justice – Sentencing
A compilation of Sanpete County Crime and Justice Sentencing.
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Historic state preservation committee awards grants to Mt. Pleasant Main Street Committee
Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Roger Roper, announced to Mt. Pleasant’s Main Street Committee last Tuesday that his department has awarded $109,000 in grants to three businesses located on the city’s historic Main Street.
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Court calendar packed with growing share of cases from Gunnison prison
The Sanpete County court calendar is packed, the caseload in the county attorney’s office has doubled in one year, and taxpayers are bearing a greater burden than other counties, primarily because the county is home to a state prison.
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County attorney trains Mt. Pleasant Council in conflict of interest issues
County Attorney Kevin Daniels, who doubles as Mt. Pleasant’s City Attorney, conducted a public conflict of interest training in behalf of members of the Mt. Pleasant City Council at Tuesday night’s city council meeting.
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Fairview sifts applicants, then selects Jim Cheney Jr. to serve as councilman
FAIRVIEW –Thursday’s Fairview City Council Meeting, the first of the year, resembled a corporate job interview more than a public municipal meeting as five people lined up to convince council members that they deserved to be the next member of that august organization. The process was necessary to fill the seat vacated by…
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Sanpete County Crime and Justice – January 26 2022
Juan Alberto Salinas, 51, has pleaded guilty to one count of impaired driving (Class B misdemeanor). He was sentenced to two days in jail and ordered to pay a fine of $1,420 plus $921.80 restitution. Salinas wrecked his car, causing bodily injury to himself. Tye Robert Kelsoe, 22, of Ephraim has pleaded guilty…
