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Show Man faces fraud, theft charges in excess of $37,000 Ronald Keith Morgan, age 42. has been extradited from Corpus Christi. Texas on charges of fraud and two counts of theft. The charges stem from circumstances of last year w hen Morgan was working for Edwin Hinckley Farms in Randlett. He is charged w ith defrauding Hinckley of 72 head of cattle. Morgan is also charged with the theft of two motorcycles from Vernal Sports Center. Both are felony charges Morgan has been in jail since January 2. 13. in Texas, w hile extradition proceedings pro-ceedings were being carried out. Sargeant Pete Pickup, of the L'intah Cour.ty Sheriffs Department and Vernal City Police Corporal Larry Crow 1 went to Corpus Chnsti. Texas on March 23 and returned w ith Morgan on March 24 Sheriff Arden Stewart said the trail from Vernal led authorities to Oregon. Oklahoma, and Texas, where Morgan was finally picked up Warrants for Morgan's arrest were issued in October of i;i82. Morgan is charged w ith fraud and theft in excess of $37,000. He w ill be arraigned arraign-ed Friday. March 5, 1983 in Seventh Circuit Cir-cuit Court, before Judge Whitney D. Hammond. He is being held in the l'intah l'in-tah County Jail without bond. Other charges are now being investigated in-vestigated which Morgan may have been involved in. |