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Show w . -s- Vernal Express Wednesday, October 31, 2007 A5 Public Safety Briefs Charges filed in D.V case A Roosevelt man has been charge with hitting his pregnant girlfriend in the presence of the woman's two children. Christopher Mounteer, 25, made his initial court appearance appear-ance Thursday on misdemeanor charges of assault of a pregnant person, domestic violence in the presence of a child, interfering with a legal arrest and criminal mischief. Mounteer was arrested Oct. 19, after the alleged victim contacted Roosevelt Police and reported that he had hit her with an open hand "a few times. " The woman, who is five months pregnant, also told officers that Mounteer sat on her and pulled the rings off her hand, and that he kicked in a headlight on her car. According to a report filed by Roosevelt Police Officer Karla Strebel, Mounteer tried to pull away from her when she informed in-formed him he was under arrest. Mounteer was taken into custody and later corroborated some of his girlfriend's allegations. Mounteer, who is on probation for a burglary conviction in July, was booked into the Duchesne County Jail. Mounteer was also charged last week with assaulting another an-other inmate while he was in the jail. His brother, 24-year-old Thomas Mounteer, was in the jail at the time as well and is accused of taking part in the assault. Chase ends in drug bust A 25-year-old man who refused re-fused to stop for police had bags of hallucinogenic mushrooms and marijuana in his car, according to court records filed last week. In a probable cause statement, state-ment, Vernal Police Detective Vance Norton said he attempted to stop Jesse V Wilier on Oct. 19 after he saw Wilier driving his car in two lanes of traffic at the same time. Wilier failed to stop after Norton activated his emergency lights and his siren, the detective said. The Vernal man eventually pulled into a bank parking lot and stopped. Norton said Wilier appeared ap-peared to have difficulty finding his registration and insurance card, passing over them several times before handing them to the officer. Norton asked Wilier to undergo un-dergo field sobriety tests. But the detective said he called off the tests for fear that Wilier might injure himself because of his level of impairment. Norton said a search of Willer's car following his arrest turned up 28V2 grams of suspected sus-pected psilocybin mushrooms and five individually packaged bags of suspected marijuana. Wilier was charged Wednesday Wednes-day with two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, one count of illegal possession or use of a controlled substance, one count of DUI, one count of driving with a measurable amount of a controlled con-trolled substance in his body, and driving on a suspended license. Wilier, who posted bail Thursday, Thurs-day, will make his initial court appearance Nov. 5. Probationers caught by tip A tip from the community led to the arrest of two probationers probation-ers last Monday in a Cedarview trailer where officers said they found drugs and drug paraphernalia. parapher-nalia. Adult Probation and Parole Supervisory Agent Brad Draper said his office received the tip and was able to act on it almost immediately with help from the Duchesne County Sheriffs Office. Of-fice. When officers arrived at the trailer, Draper said they found 31-year-old Colin Brian Allen and 27-year-old Shoni Kelsey there. Officers also reported finding quantities of metham-phetamine metham-phetamine packaged for sale, as well as other drugparaphernalia and a weapon. Allen and Kelsey, who are both on probation for drug-related offenses, of-fenses, were arrested and booked into the Duchesne County Jail. They both face new felony and misdemeanor charges as a result of last week's arrest. Draper said agents are still trying to find the owner of the trailer - 38-year-old Patrick Michael Austin - who is also on probation. Anyone with current information on Austin's whereabouts where-abouts is asked to contact AP& P at 722-4682 or Central Dispatch at 738-2424. Callers can remain anonymous anony-mous if they choose. Mom arrested for fake bills A Roosevelt woman whoalleg-edly whoalleg-edly sent her underage daughter into a convenience store to exchange counterfeit money for the real thing was charged last week in 8th District Court. Angela K. Betts, 40, was scheduled to make her initial court appearance Monday, after press time, on five counts of third-degree felony forgery. According to a probable cause statement filed by Roosevelt Police Sgt. Jeremy Chapman, Betts sent her daughter into the Maverik store in Ballard on Oct. 10 with $50 in counterfeit bills. The girl was supposed to ask the cashier for a $50 bill in exchange forthe$5and$10denominations she had, Chapman said. "Angela told (the girl) the monies were fake but the clerks would be less likely to suspect her of doing anything," the sergeant said. The clerk, however, did check the bills, determined they were bogus and told the girl he couldn't make change. Chapman said the girl exited the store and went to Betts' car before returning return-ing to the store. She handed the clerk a note with her name and phone number and left again. When officers interviewed Betts, Chapman said told them she'd made the fake bills on a color copy machine while living with a sister in St. George. Teens watching deer threatened Two teenage boys watching deer in a field last Tuesday were assaulted and then chased by one boy's uncle, a Duchesne County sheriffs deputy said. Deputy Monty Nay said 47-year-old Russell Bryon Abbott drove up to the teens, who were watching deer that were grazing on property owned along East River Road by a family member, . and began screaming at them. Nay said Abbott then backed up and used his truck to push the boys' truck out into the road. The boys drove away, but Nay said Abbott pursued them for about V mile. Nay said the boys were not violating any laws by watching the deer. Abbott, who was later arrested arrest-ed and booked into the Duchesne County Jail, posted an $11,110 bond Friday. He was scheduled to make his initial court appearance Monday, after press time, on two counts of aggravated assault, one count of reckless driving, and one count of making threats against life or property. Power Co. meets local officials Local officials and Rocky Mountain Power management met on Oct. 17 to discuss the concerns both have regarding electrical service in Uintah County. "For82yearsthecompanyhas provided safe, reliable electrical service to the residents of this area and we are committed to continuing that service in the future," said Karen Gilmore, vice president, Rocky Mountain Power. "When concerns were raised recently, we wanted to visit with the cities and determine how we could better understand the current situation in Uintah County and answer their questions ques-tions about the company's policies poli-cies and procedures." "I appreciate the opportunity Vernal City had to meet with Naples City, Uintah County and Rocky Mountain Power," said Vernal Mayor Allan Mashburn. "The discussions were very fruitful and will be helpful in meeting the growingneedsof our communities. The only way we can meet our current and future power needs is through mutual understanding and continued discussions. I appreciate Rocky Mountain Power's commitment to our community." During the meeting Gilmore Gilm-ore explained Rocky Mountain Power faces the same staffing issues as other employers in the county. Some of those situations have been resolved with the recent hiring of several individuals. individu-als. She explained the company is also in the process of hiring a local operations manager who will help with some of the other issues voiced by the cities and the county. Rocky Mountain Power also committed to clarifying clari-fying some of the planning and new construction processes that will make things easier for local businesses. The group identified a list of action items to address in coming weeks. "The City of Naples thanks Rocky Mountain Power for their willingness and openness in discussing issues affecting this area as the result of growth and the impact of the oil and gas industry," said Naples Mayor Dean Baker. "As the Ashley Valley Val-ley continues to grow, it is the expectation of the City of Naples that Rocky Mountain Power will continue to play a vital role in seeing electrical infrastructure is maintained and upgraded to help provide for the health, welfare and safety of the citizenaof this community." "The Uintah County area has an enviable electrical reliability record, and the company's local lo-cal employees are proud of the work they do keeping electricity supplied to the area," Gilmore said. "In fact, the company has customer guarantees in place that provide customers and the public with reasonable expectations expecta-tions of the level of service they will receive from the company." - The group also looked at a comparison of electric rate in the West. Rocky Mountain; Power customers pay less pefj kilowatt-hour for electricity: than customers of the majority: of other electric suppliers in the: region. jj "We were very pleased t have a chance to discuss these issues face to face with UintaBj County community leaders, Gilmore said. "We look forward! to continuing communication to? foster better understanding of the issues facing us all." 1 Coordination meeting set electric power purveyor pur-veyor Vernal City, Naples City, and Uintah County officials of-ficials discussed the results of their meeting with Rocky Mountain Power at the latest joint session on Oct 26. Officials summarized discussion with the power company as productive in the attempt to overcome the shortfall in service. Discussions focused on the area's rapid growth along with current and future power needs. Vernal City mayor Allan Mashburn said, "We probably prob-ably aren't meeting enough with them, Rocky Mountain Power, to to be able to provide them with enough information about residential and transportation growth so that they will able to respond in a timely manner." Problems arose over the past year as community construction projects were left waiting for power despite prior notice. City and county officials decided that the first coordination meeting with the power company will take place on Thursday, January 10 with public invited. The place and time of the meeting will be provided at a later , date. . Mountaintopy Hypnotherapy Paul W. Smith Clinical Hypnotherapist Fears & Trauma Infertility Problems Motivation Pre-natal Pain Relief & Delivery Sleep Disorders Smoking Sports Attainment Stress & Anxiety Weight Management First Appointment FCZS Century 21 Office Building 855 E. 200 N. 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