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Show DAILY A8 Standoff blue in the face and I got sick of talking to them because I spent enough sic in the miliContinued from Al tary and I know exactly what for a letter, which deputies they're doing, and it's a waste obtained and read to him over of time," KSL.com quotes the . the phone. Gilbert would not man as saying. "All I need is say who the letter was from or the letter and I will walk out." what it was about. At one point the Utah National Guard arrived at the scene, According to KSL, the man called the station during the though Gilbert said they were standoff and said he wanted not involved in negotiations. a signed letter from a judge About 3 p.m. Graham gave saying he wouldn't be charged himself up "after taking his with anything, that the police time putting his weapons couldn't come into his house, away," Gilbert said. The man and that he wouldn't be taken walked out the front door of to jail. The man claimed to have the home of his own volition. served two tours in Iraq, and It was not believed that admitted he was armed but drugs or alcohol played a part said he had not threatened any- in the stand-off- , Gilbert said. He also confirmed that depuone, and said he was familiar with police negotiations tactics. ties had been to the house sev"I talked to them until I got eral times before on domestic HERALD disruption issues. At one point there were reports at the scene that the man was watching live coverage of his home on television and becoming agitated. Gilbert said deputies were grateful the man eventually gave himself up peacefully. One evacuated neighbor, Cyndi Stueben, told the Daily Herald that she and her family had become friends with the family in question, even boating with them, but over time had become more and more concerned about the family and decided not to let their kids spend time at the house. The husband involved snowed off in the stand-of- f his collection of weapons to the neighbor and the family became alarmed when the Friday, February 1, husband said he left his guns and ammunition unlocked and visible around the home so his children would not be afraid of them. The family's car had recently been repossessed, said several neighbors, and one of the family's children is ill and needs regular treatments, adding strain to the situation Several neighbors said the man had served in Iraq and had come home with mental problems because of the experience. The event disrupted life for hundreds of residents of the Kiowa Valley neighborhood. At least two dozen homes were evacuated by SWAT team members, and residents who were not able to leave immediately were told to hunker down in their basements, out himself as more conservative than Mcwhether the multimillionaire would dip Cain and argued that his rival's record into his own bank account again. too frequently deviated from the party His wealth is estimated at up to $250 Continued from A I line a preview, perhaps, of the ad- million, and he has poured some $35 how much of an effort to make against vertising message in the coming days. million into his presidential campaign. McCain. The former Massachusetts "There are a number of pieces of The former venture capitalist has stated publicly that he and his wife governor is trying to get back on legislation where his views are out of trie mainstream, at least in my v iew , track after two straight losses to Mchave agreed on a personal spending in South Carolina on Jan. 19 Cain of conservative Republican thought," cap, though they refuse to divulge the and more recently in the winner-take-afigure. Romney said. state of Florida. That victory gave McCain shot back: "I'm proud of my Romney's travel schedule reflects if not his adMcCain the advantage in the conservative record." his campaign targets For now at least, Romney will run delegate count as well as the vertising goals. momentum in the GOP race. With his opportunity for scoring an ad in California starting Friday in which he portrays himself as the After seven contests, Romney is the nomination dwindling, Romney's 9 down narrowly with 1,191 Republican most able to take on strategy calls for seeking votes in national convention delegates needed Democratic candidate Hillary Rodham states with heavy concentrations of ;. to secure the nomination and 1,023 up Clinton. Romney's fellow Mormons: California, for grabs Tuesday. So, Romney has "She hasn't run a corner store, she Arizona, and Utah, seat of The Church decided to try to cobble together wins Saints. hasnt run a state, she hasn't run a city," of Jesus Christ of Latter-dain enough states Tuesday to topple McRomney says in the ad. "I have spent Romney, trying to become the first Cain in the delegate count, or at least Mormon elected president, will attend my life running things. I've learned how to run a business, I've learned how the funeral of the church President remain relevant. California has 170 delegates at stake to run a state, I ran the Olympics, in Gordon B. Hinckley on Saturday in Utah. Tuesday; candidates are awarded three each case I've brought change." for each congressional district they He will also campaign Friday in ColRomney's advisers had given him win. The state is incredibly expensive several options, ranging from $1 milorado, followed by visits to Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri, key midwestern to compete in but Romney aides argue lion in ads to $7 million in ads for an that he can win some districts here. expensive mult ist ate effort. It was not battlegrounds. In M issouri, a classic In a debate Wednesday night in Simi immediately clear how much money swing state, Romney enjoys the strong or Valley; Calif., Romney tried to cast support of Gov. Matt Blunt. Romney was willing to spend Romney ll 83-5- y of the range of potential gunfire, which never happened. At least a half dozen families and about a dozen children spent a couple hours in a nearby . church before being taken to a neighbor's home. Pony Express Elementary School, which was a mile from the scene, was put under restrictive release, meaning all parents were called and no children were allowed to walk home. Willow Creek Middle School was also contacted because a bus was scheduled to drop off students within the evacuated area around the was home where the stand-of- f happening. Stueben said she was planning to move because she felt the neighborhood was no longer safe for her childrea Also on the tentative schedule were Tennessee and Georgia, Southern states where Romney has shown strength. Romney was likely to bypass New York and New delegate-ric-h Jersey after former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani decided to drop out of the race and support McCain. Romney's home state of Massachusetts also votes Tuesday. His campaign tentatively planned to receive the Super Tuesday returns there. If he were to fail, Boston would be the most likely sight of his campaign goodbye. Along with targeted ads, McCain is planning to rely on momentum and "free" news coverage that comes with it by holding rallies and news conferences delin California and big winner-take-aegates states, including New York and Illinois. McCain picked up the endorsement of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday, an event sure to garner loads of publicity. states his first With winner-take-al- l priority, McCain's tentative travel schedule calls for him to travel coast to coast for general-electio- n style rallies in Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, New"" Jersey and New York. S w 3G Sc..6 o w r ) V w 1 f j Entire Stock of Excludes temporary sale items, fine jewelry & BCBG Lease Department. EXTRA DISCOUNT TAKEN AT REGISTER. 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In Eagle Mountain, former Mayor Brian Olsen has been bound over for trial on allegations that he falsified expense reports, and former City Councilwoman Linn Strouse is charged with failing to report a $10,000 loan from a land developer. Wright will make her initial appearance in Provo's 4th District Court on Feb. 26. I Jeremy Duda can be reached at 344-256- 1 orjduda heraldextra.com. inn mm. oTol $msm Players. Stories. JLMIs ii Reward is accused of "stealing money over many, many years." "It is a sad time for the entire community and Genola because it doesn't reflect the type of people that live there," said Greenwood, who took office in January, several months after Wright resigned. 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