Show sesrn Police Blotter Police Blotter Policy as determined by Sheriff Ed Phillip and Chronicle Progress The public has a right to know about all arrests of consequence The Police Blotter is compiled by MCSO Information is from officer's reports However delays do occur and namesincidents may not appear or appear at a later date All persons charged with a felony will be published Millard County Sherffrs Office info from January 22nd to January 29th 2001 Information b compiled by MCSO and all suspects are innocent until proven guilty Thursday January 25th 800 pm Richard J Steed 26 Hildale UT wasanested at MP 162 by Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Mike Thomas Steed was driving a white 1995 Nissan pickup when he was stopped for an expired registration A record checked showed that his driver’s license was suspended for a traffic warrant out of Arizona He was transported to jail and charged into East Millard Justice Court with Class C misd driving on suspension and having an expired vehicle registration Bail was set at S340 which he posted and was released 9:00 pm Tiffany Edwards Clasen 20 Hinckley was in Hinckley by Deputies Morris Burton and Steve Allred Clasen was creating a disturbance at the residence and appeared to be intoxicated She refused to leave the premises and was taken into custody after a brief scuffle with the officers She was transported to jail and charged into West Millard Justice Court with Class B misd criminal trespassing and underage consumption of alcohol Her bail was set $500 which she posted and was released Friday January 26th 12:25 am Salvador Garcia 41 Fillmore was arrested in Fillmore by Deputies Rick Carter and Bill Jackson Garcia was driving a tan and brown 1992 Ford pickup when he was stopped for a number of traffic violations Carter stopped the vehicle for the violations and as soon as it came to a stop two subject exited the vehicle and would not take their hands out of their pockets as they approached Carter He conducted pat searches of both subjects and eventually had Garcia perform field sobriety tests prior to arrest Two open containers of beer were also found inside the vehicle Garcia was transported to jail and processed for DUI during which he tested at a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit which is 08 in Utah He was charged into Fillmore City Justice Court with Class B misd DUI alcohol He later appeared before Judge Ron Hare and was released on his own recognizance 6:15 pm Julian Soto 26 and Nickolas F Vitale 18 both of Costa Mesa CA were arrested on by Trooper Mike Thomas Vitale was driving a black 1993 Ford probe when he was stopped for speeding 85 mph in a 75 zone Upon contact with the occuHe administered pants of the vehicle Thomas could smell burnt marijuana inside the car field sobriety tests to Vitale and anested him for DUI A vehicle search uncovered marijuana inside the vehicle and Soto was arrested as well Both men were transported to jail Vitale was charged into EMJC with Class B misd possession of marijuana Class C misd DUI diugs speeding and excessive window tinting Bail on Vitale was set at $1385 and he remains in jail Soto was charged with Class B misd possession of marijuana and remains in jail pending a $555 bond East Millard Justice Court by Knox Huntsman Matters before Judge Ronald Hare January 23 28C1 at 10:00 am Order to Show Cause - City vs Jario A Briceno Briceno was order to show cause why he should not be sent to jail for 6 months Briceno is currently on probation for 12 months and one condition of the probation is no alcohol Briceno was caught with alcohol in his blood Briceno told the judge that he was attending alcohol abuse classes he faithfully reports to his probation officer and he is working full time in Nephi City Prosecution Attorney Richard Waddingham told Judge Hare that he was agreeable to give Briceno another chance Briceno was slow to respond to Judge Hare when asked how many more days in jail would be necessary to keep him from drinking Judge Hare decided that 2 more days would probably do it He must do the 2 days within the next 30 days A new probation for 12 months was ordered and will start immediately January 23 2001 at 2:00 pm Arraignment - Utah vs Daniel Jason Coleman Coleman was charged with Speeding and Driving on a Suspension (License) He posted bail of $380 He failed to appear and the bail was foifeited towards his fine Let me explain the fine and who gets it $300 fine for Suspension (nonmoving violations MC keeps all of it) $80 fine for Speeding (moving violations are shared with Utah State 65 of the $80 stays in MC and 35 of $80 goes to Utah State) City vs Ismael R Orrantia Arraignment Orrantia was charged with Speeding No Child Restraint and Driving on a Suspension He posted bail of $385 He failed to appear and the bail was forfeited towards his fine Once again will explain $300 fine for Suspension (nonmoving violationsTiilmore City keeps all of it when the infraction occurs In Fitlnforfi Oty)7'$45 fine' for child restraint (Fillmore City keeps $45 for a nonmoving violation) $40 fine for speeding of the $45 and Utah State keeps 35 of the $45) (Fillmore City keeps 65 January 24 2001 at 10:00 am Pretrial - Utah vs Arturo Melo Aburto Aburto was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants A plea bargain was entered into with the aide of a paid Spanish speeding translator The charge was reduced to Reckless Driving with Alcohol involved Aburto was fined $700 sentenced to 6 months in the MC Jail (this was suspended as long as the fine is paid) 48 hours in MC Jail attend an alcohol education class Pretrial - Utah vs James A Bruner Bruner was charged with Reckless Burning The State moved to dismiss the charges without prejudice (without prejudice means that the State can bring the charges back A any time) Trial - Utah vs Barbara May Anderson Anderson was charged with speeding (96 mph on The arresting officer Deputy Barlow was sworn in on the stand and Prosecuting Attorney Brent Berkley established his case Anderson provided testimony and indicated that she was not doing 96 mph because she set the vehicles “cruse control" on 80 mph Judge Hare found her guilty of speeding on her own admission of doing 80 Utah law says that anyone is speeding over 75 mph Anderson was fined $80 and the Utah State Drivers License Division will be notified Trial - Utah vs Brian Ellsworth Maag Maag was charged with speeding He failed to appear in court and his bail was forfeited towards his fine Utah State Drivers License Division will be notified Trial - Utah vs Michael Blaine Murdock Murdock was charged with speeding (92 mph on The arresting officer ) Deputy Willis was sworn in on the stand and Prosecuting Attorney Brent Berkley established his case Murdock admitted speeding 80 mph while on the stand and again Judge Hare found him guilty and was fined $60 Hearing - Utah vs Jesse James - Pate In an earlier court case James failed to appear His bail was forfeited Bail was provided by “American Ball Bonds” American was notified by letter and failed to time by letter and failed to pay American Bail Bonds pay American was notified a failed to appear in to days court Judge Hare issued a “Order to Show Cause” on why American Bail Bonds should not be held in contempt of court for failure to appear in court to day Arraignment - Utah vs Victor Manuel Gomez was charged with Reckless Driving and Open Container He plead Not Guilty 2001 and Pretrial was set for Hearing (Sentencing) - Utah vs Tony Paul Sinast Sinast was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants Open Container Speeding Construction Zone Driving on Suspension and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Sinast attorney called Judge Hare and this case will be resolved by Mail Arraignment - Utah vs Carlos Armen Dariz was charged with speeding and driving on a Suspension (license) While Dariz was waiting to be arraigned he went to the Drivers License Division and got his license reinstated He pleaded Guilty to both charges He was fined $40 for speeding and given 5 days in MC Jail and $300 fine for suspended license The 5 days and $300 fine were suspended because he got his license Arraignment - Utah vs Jakery Lynn Groat Groat was charged with a Driving with a Measurable Amount of a Controlled Substance or its Metabolite in the Body Speeding Driving on a Denied License and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Groat pleaded Not Guilty and a Pretrial will be scheduled in - 2001 ' Arraignment Utah vs Jeffery Richard Johnson Johnson was charged with speeding and Driving on Suspension This case was continued (postponed) Arraignment - Utah vs Javier Adam Romero Romero was charged with Speeding and Driving on Suspension Romero failed to appear Bail Bond ($400) was forfeited and a $750 cash only Bench Warrant was ordered Arraignment - Utah vs Julian Matthew Salazar Salazar was charged with Driving on Suspension This case was continued Arraignment - Utah vs Ryan Carl Volmar Volmar was charged with Speeding (100 mph) He pleaded guilty to a plea bargain of driving 90 mph and was fined $50 Arraignment - Utah vs Steven B Wheeler Wheeler was charged with Speeding and Driving on Revocation of License This case was continued Pretrial - Utah vs Michael Loy Hansen Hansen was charged with Speeding (90 mph) Possession of a Controlled Substance Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and not using Seat Belt Controlled substance and seat belt were plea bargained away and Hansen plead guilty to Speeding and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Hansen has currently completed 6 months of a 0 month Drug Rehab Program He was commended for that He was fined $250 and given 2 months probation with the usual conditions no drugs alcohol no violations etc COPY 1 Saturday January 27th 125 pjn Julian A Perez 19 Mid '’ale UT and Clemente Perez 24 Ream UT arrested on by Sgt Jim Masner and Trooper Tom Schneiter The two were in a green 1992 Honda Civic when theywere stopped for speeding 89 mph in a 75 zone Masner could see and smell alcohol inside the vehicle when he spoke to die occupants Both were arrested and transported to jail Clemente was charged into 4th District Court with Class A misd supplying alcohol to minors and Gass C misd speeding no drivers license and having an open container inside a vehicle He is being held without bail until a hearing on Monday morning Julian was charged into EMJC with Class B misd underage consumption of alcohol and Gass C misd open container in a vehicle He remains in jail pending a $560 bond Don’t be victimized by vehicle burglars There have been a number of vehicle burglaries m the county since the new year began Car stereo’s amplifiers compact disks a firearm and numerous other items have been stolen from vehicles Some were properly secured but experienced thieves defeated the door locks and gained access Others were left unlocked and were easy targets We suggest that you not leave ANY valuables inside your vehicle park in a well lit or well secured area (garage) and do not leave vehicles unattended for extended periods of time If you see anyone suspicious in your neighborhood driving walking or riding a bike and looking into vehicle’s call MCSO It’s better to be safe than sorry EMS Fire and Accidents There were ten ambulance runs this week with West Millard responding to five East Millard to four and Scipio Ambulance to one There were only three fire calls this week two were handled by Fillmore Fire Dept and the other one by Scipio FD Two were injury accidents and the other was an electrical fire at a Scipio convenience store There were eight traffic accidents this week The speeder of ail speeders crew who were out for This weeks speeding statistics were dwarfed by a more than just a Sunday drive That afternoon in the middle of a snow flurry and 24 degree temperatures MCSO a black a of at number of car received high speed Witnesses reports traveling dispatch said they were driving recklessly and passing cars in the emergency lane Deputy Clete Carter and Troopers Gordon Mortensen and Tom Schneiter responded to just in time Barely They located the black 2001 Lexus S300 northbound (approx 9 miles south of Fillmore) There were five young men in the vehicle the oldest of which was driver Matthew C Patch of South Jordan UT The car had been the traveling at what the passengers said was “averaging between 120 and 130 miles per hour” Top speed on their trip through Millard County was 142 miles per hour They because it’s where the car engine kept governing out at sure that for knew Mortensen charged Patch into the East Millard Justice Court with Class B misd reckless driving Just when you think you’ve seen it all nde with us for a day All the above information was current as of 0:00 pm Sunday January 28th 200 were Why Lawyers by Knox Huntsman Watching the defendants passing through the 4 District Court a defendant displayed typical ignorance of the basic court system This is not meant to demean the defendant because there are many defendants that simply “do not know” and they should A young 20 year old first time offender was being Arraigned on three charges: Misdemeanor A (MA)- - Illegal Possession!! se of a Controlled Substance (small amount of marijuana) MB - Use or possession of Drug Paraphernalia (marijuana pipe) and MB of Alcohol - Unlawful Consumption (drank a beer) The punishment for a drug alcohol related MA is a fine up to $2500 a Jail sentence up to one year and several months of a mandatory drivers license revocation Fora drugalcohol related MB is a fine up to $ 850 a Jail sentence up to 6 months and a several months of manThe Judge datory license revocation “could” (they normally do not) make these sentences consecutively (the second sentence starts after the first one is complete) rather than concurrently By ( today’s standards the offenses are tively minor compared to the magnitude of the penalties He stood tall and humble ifi thi tented of the coun! room as Judge James R Taylor explained his rights under the United States Constitution When Judge Taylor told him “you have the right to be repre- sented by a lawyer and if you can not afford one a lawyer will be provided by the court” The defendant answered that he “did not want a lawyer” Two defense lawyers sitting in front of me suffered a t mild form of “whip lash” when they snapped their heads to look at him with a stunned look of disbelief The Judge also knew that it would be to the defendants advantage if he had a lawyer therefore he kept pursuing the issue At every enue the defendant kept answering that he did not want a lawyer Every time the defendant rejected the lawyer the “eyes” kept rolling in amazement Everyone sup- “you pressed theurgetojumpupandsay need a lawyer” This young man eventu- - Vi ally plead guilty to the three counts By pleading guilty he waives his right to a jury trial right to appeal cross examine witnesses subpoena witnesses and the right to an attorney Judge Taylor sentence was relatively light The defendant was sentenced to 24 months probation a fine of $500 and After court I talked with Attorney Lawrence H Hunt Hunt's many years as a defense attorney for the accused makes him fully qualified to render these observations An experienced lawyer knows where to probe to find weaknesses in the case that could result in the charges being reduced or dismissed Aside from that an experience defense lawyer knows the subtle art of negotiating and plea bargaining Hunt indicated that he most likely could get the charges reduced from a MA to a MB and possibly getting one or two of the lesser charges dismissed Hunt also indicated that for a first time offender that demonstrate remorsefulness prosecuting attorneys are receptive to a Plea of This case had the distinct Abeyance 9 month for of AbeyPlea a possibility ance This means that if the defendant kept his “nose clean” for 9 months the charges would be stricken from his record he would not pay a fine (if he did it would be substantially reduced) and his drivers license would not be revoked which would leave him unencumbered to earn his living Hunt indicated that under these circumstances the time energy and penses incuaedrtoewnpty witbtbtsan-tenctaking public transportation or friends driving for you would far out weigh the fee for an experienced attorney target market Call 864-240- 0 for advertising information FREE HEARING EXAMS FILLMORE and DELTA IN Jeff Manwaring MS CCC-audiologist will be providing FREE Hearing Exams at the Delta and Fillmore Commmunity Medical Centers clinical February 1 2001 3 by Knox Huntsman The MC Court System seemed like a giant maze at first glance Familiarization with the law and the system helps put it in a better perspective Millard County falls within the Utah State 4 District Court The judges that adjudicate the 4 District Court are assigned to MC out of Provo These judges normally have a tour of duty of 6 months Normal court is held every other Thursday at 10:00 am When a trial is required a different Provo trial judge is randomly assigned to a case and the judge schedules the case to be compatible with his calendar This court handles all felony and Misdemeanor A cases These cases are prosecuted by our local prosecuting In addition 4 attorneys Dexter Anderson and Brent Berkley with a staff of three District Court also handles the small claims cases The East Millard Justice Court (EMJC) works in conjunction with the 4 DC Judge Ronald Hare presides over the EMJC and he performs the majority of the arraignments for both courts Judge Hare says he adjudicates primarily the misdemeanor B and C cases The more senous offenders are sent on to 4 DC He adjudicates for both Millard County and Fillmore City He has a staff of three Hare says he was initially appointed as a Judge by the County Commissioners for four years and faces a Retention Election Hare is appointed as a Judge for Fillmore City by the City Council for four years Attorney’s Dexter Anderson and Brent Berkley also prosecute for this court if the offense occurs within MC however Richard Waddingham prosecutes for Fillmore City if the offense is within city limits Attorney James Slavens provides public defense for indigent defendants for both MC and Fillmore City if a Conflict Council arises Attorney Bryan Sidwell of Delta provides the public defense EMJC normally provides arraignments or Tuesday of every week at 10:00 am and adjudicates criminal trials on Wednesday of every week at 0:00 am County Attorney LeRay Jackson is not active in prosecuting offenders He confines his efforts to civil action and advising the county commissioners on legal issues West Millard Justice Court in Delta is adjudicated by Judge Deb David She holds court on Tuesday at 1000 am Judge Stanley K Robison adjudicates offenses that are committed in the Delta City limits He holds court on Wednesdays at 9:00 am Richard Waddingham prosecutes for both Fillmore (Tuesday) and Delta (Wednesday) Brent Berkley normally prosecutes for MC in Delta (Tuesday) and Fillmore (Wednesday) Judge David was appointed by the MC Commissioners and faces a Retention Election every four years Judge Robinson was appointed by the Delta City Council The Sheriff’s Office in Delta has a small holding cell to briefly hold a prisoner before being transported to the Jad in Fillmore Attorney Lawrence H Hunt provides public defense for indigent defendants in Delta The Sheriff’s Office has the capability of televising a defendant'prisoner within the MC Jail in Fillmore and holding a trial for the defendant in Delta This saves the expense of transporting the prisoner Years ago the Utah State Legislature adopted a policy that people who commit crimes should pay restitution depending on the offense They adopted a surcharge to be tacked on to some fines Basically there is not a surcharge on nonmoving violations: while moving violations and criminal violations have a surcharge Fines that are given in East and West Millard County are retained by the county (if the offense occurs in the county) and to Fillmore City or Delta (if the offense occurs in the city) The Utah State takes The state distributes the 35 of the surcharge and either the county or city retains 65 35 to about 5 different agencies (Victims Crime Reparations Fund being one of them) There are always exceptions: If the offenses were either Over Weight Parks and Recreation or Wild Life related then the state takes all of the fine which is distributed to the District fines go to the state unless the crime was committed appropriate agency within the city then the city gets 50 Judge Hare's Court in 2000 handled over 0000 cases with about 90 of them being traffic MC collected $486000 from the fines and Fillmore City collected $4 000 This Space Sells HOT NEW TANNING BEDS! i Classy Cuts 864-558- 5 372 W Main Delta The building is successfully progressing with steel and precast walls being erected We have outlined the following timetable for employment with the start up slated for late August 2001 Maintenance Superviso- r- February 2001 Production Lead Supervisor May 2001 Office Lab Warehouse June 2001 Production Line Machine Operators July 2001 - - - ‘Great Lakes Cheese (GLC) uses an outside recruiting resource to assist with processing requests for employment The service which involves answering questions over the phone will be utilized for initial screening of interested parties This assessment tool will determine best ‘fit’ to our work requirements Applications for those persons recommended by the service will be forwarded to GLC We will then conduct interviews with qualified applicants The phone number will be advertised when we begin filling hourly positions As you may already know John Hart has been hired as Plant Manager and has been on board for several months In addition to participating in the planning for the Utah facility he has been working with our managers in Ohio New York and Wisconsin as well as the GLC Management Team to absorb the GLC culture John who most recently managed operations at a cheese plant in Idaho has many years of experience in the cheese industry and is looking forward to his move to Fillmore We appreciate the interest shown in our progress and hope that this update answers some questions about the timetables associated with the start up Your enthusiasm and interest in our plans confirm that Fillmore was a great place to locate our new plant We look forward to getting to know the people in the Fillmore area and becoming an active part of the community See you soon! Other hearing services available at the time are: Hearing Aid Repairs and New Hearing Aid Fittings and on a followup tnal basis Please call for your appointment Delta 9:00- - 11:30 call Fillmore call Page County Court System Greetings to Fillmore and Millard County from your friends at Great Lakes Cheese in Ohio! dered to attend a first level state approved DUI Class within the next four months and to show proof thereof Don’t miss your Millard Countv Chronicle Progress Millard John Hart The Epprecht Family The GLC Management Team |