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Show A-8 The Park Record Luxury Real Estate, Legendary Services, Unrivaled Experience Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, August 3-6, 2019 Diversion program for low level offenders set to begin Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah county intends to launch a program prioritizing rehabilitation over prison for low-level offenders, officials said. The Salt Lake County criminal justice diversion program is expected to reduce the county prison population, The Deseret News reported Tuesday. The program intended to prevent individuals from entering the criminal justice system is scheduled to begin Aug. 5 and be phased in over the next 12 to 18 months, said Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill. “When we think about criminal justice reform, we think about reforming the existing system, but we have never really paid attention to the flow of people who are going into this,” he said. The program is expected to divert between 750 and 1,000 individuals per year, Gill said. “This is really about slowing the flow of those who are actually entering into the criminal justice system,” Gill said. Diversion will be offered to those facing new charges as well as individuals already in the system. The program will intervene at four levels of the process and be based on offender risk assessments, officials said. Individuals at all risk levels will qualify for a rehabilitative drug program involving behavioral change plans with supervised probation and drug court rather than jail. Cases would close upon successful completion of the program, officials said. The barrier of the criminal justice system can inhibit the process of rehabilitation, said Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson. “None of us wants to see nonviolent offenders locked up, we want to find ways and systems for forming change,” Wilson said. Youtube ‘King’ found dead Stein Eriksen Realty Group — a merger and expansion of Stein Eriksen Lodge Real Estate and Chateaux Realty Utah web science personality was 38 at time of accident LINDSAY WHITEHURST Your Full-Service Real Estate Brokerage: • Local and Highly Experienced Agents • Slopeside Real Estate Locations • $500 Million in Privately-Owned Real Estate • Help Buying and Selling Luxury Real Estate • Experts in Deer Valley, Park City & Surrounding Areas • Unique, One-of-a-Kind Exposure • Unrivaled Competitive Advantage Call to discover new luxury listings or get your property sold! (435) 645-6457 | WWW.STEINSRE.COM | info@steinsrealty.com Legendary Real Estate Services Throughout Deer Valley and Park City Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — The creator of the YouTube channel “King of Random,” whose experiments and hands-on science tips drew 11 million subscribers, has died in a Utah paragliding crash. Jonathan Grant Thompson, 38, was found dead on Monday, Washington County Sheriff’s Lt. David Crouse said. The cause is under investigation. Thompson’s videos have been watched more than a billion times. They range from filling a balloon with liquid nitrogen to making a laser-assisted blowgun. Some were practical, like how to get better cell phone reception, while others were whimsical, like building a raft from rice cakes. His most popular video was about how to make gummy candies in the shape of Legos. Thompson made headlines last year after complaints about explosions in his suburban Salt Lake City backyard brought criminal charges. He agreed to make safety-themed videos as part of a plea deal. His many followers are expressing their condolences, calling him a creative force on the platform whose unconventional approach sparked their interest in science. YouTube said in a tweet that he was a “gifted, passionate and endlessly curious creator.” Thompson had been making videos since 2010. Supreme Court upholds ex-bishop’s convictions Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Supreme Court has rejected arguments that defense attorneys were ineffectual for a man convicted of sexually abusing two women. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Wednesday that the court has upheld the convictions of Keith Robert Vallejo, a former bishop for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Vallejo was sentenced in 2017 on ten counts of second-degree forcible sexual abuse and one count of object rape. The women told authorities that Vallejo touched them inappropriately when they spent the night at his Provo home in 2013 and 2014. Among Vallejo’s arguments in his appeal, he claimed his attorney should have objected to some testimony and should have tried to split the case into two. The court ruled that Vallejo failed to prove his counsel’s performance was ineffective. the SUMMER SALE NEW ITEMS ADDED – Up to 60% off 355 Main Street l Park City l Gorsuch.com |