OCR Text |
Show Page 2 Cirfjc '(IftmeB-JNcf- Nephi, Utah os Prisoner tries to jump from balcony at Juab County Center By Times-New- gal methamphetamine Myrna Trauntvein s Correspondent man found guilty by a jury after they had deliberated for 10 hours, tried to end his life by jumping from the balcony of the Juab County Center to the open area below. He was stopped by two court bailiffs. The man was hampered in his attempt to climb over the second floor balcony and jump to the first floor by a leg which was in a cast because of recent foot A jury at the end of a lab by a legal to possess mini-thin- s, tri- District Court before Judge Boyd Park. He was also found guilty of possession of a small amount of methamphetamine. The first degree felony can carry a penalty of five years to life, said Judge Park. He will sentence Perry on the charges on March 11. Perry was released on $10,000 bond bail which was posted by they Leavitt. Perry was stopped by Greg Kelsey, Utah Highway Patrol Trooper, for speeding. Perry had, in his possession, at the time of the stop 18,000 mini thins and also had ephedrine, a similar substance, used in antihistamines. Mini Thins, an over the counter drug often used by truck drivers to give energy, are not ilmembers of his motorcycle legal to possess. However, the number which Perry had in his surgery. group. Jack Wendall Perry was found David Leavitt, Juab County possession was enough to make guilty of possession of a precur- Attorney, represented the state three pounds a hit of methamsor substance which was intend- at the trial. My challenge was phetamine. ed for use in a clandestine ille to prove, that though it is not il The pills contain pseudoephe- - Commission Chair receives gift at last Commission meeting Substance Abuse Board made up of county commissioners from s Correspondent the six member counties, presented Young with a framed, Gordon Young, Juab County matted photo of four bull elk on Commission Chair, will soon be the Manti Skyline drive. All other members of the board leaving office. Young was defeated for the had signed the back of the phochance to run for a second term to. Im at a loss, said Young. Im in the Republican county convention. The Democratic candidate surprised. I didnt expect this. won the election and will take his Kathy Hobby, director of the on the Central Utah Counselors Cennext the commission place commission meeting, January 6. ter, presented the photo. We Three members of the Utah have appreciated your fairness Counselors Center, acting on be- and compassion as a member of half of the Mental Health and the board. By Myrna Trauntvein Times-New- Russ Beck and Farrell Marx, also from the center, said they admired Young and his contributions to the board. We want you to enjoy the signatures and the comments of your fellow board members, said Beck as he showed Young the back of the photo. The photo was taken by a local photographer. Marx teasingly said Young should remember all the bull when he looked at the photo which was taken just off the skyline. Bulls hang out together. Young said he thought he recognized the very spot the photo was taken. There were no elk there when I was, though, he said. fense was 10 years before he was drine, which is a substance morning. In all, the jury was out are important in the manufacal held in Nephi in the Fourth ture of methamphetamine, said three-da- y Tuesday, December 23, 1996 which is the main ingredient in cooking meth, said Leavitt. Doug Neely, attorney from Sanpete County, was appointed by the court to represent Perry. He told the jury his client had the pills in his possession because he was purchasing them for a friend, Five Dollar Bill, who liked to repackage the pills into packages of one or two pills and re sell them. Sharon Besserman, who had been with Perry, was charged with the same charges in the beginning. However, she agreed to provide testimony in the trial in exchange for the charges being dismissed. Besserman said the enforcer for the Devils Disciples Motorcycle Gang in California was a man known as Uncle Ricky. She testified the gang had a contract out on her and had threatened to kill her. She said she met with the man and told him she would not testify and that he had called off the contract. Judge Park had ruled some of the information would not be allowed in court, however, after Neely allowed Dale Maxon to be a witness, argued Leavitt, he had opened the door for Leavitt to call Aaron Scharf, Fontana, California Police Department Gang Unit officer, to the stand. Scharf corroborated the death threat reported by Besserman. Charles Elesey, introduced by Leavitt as the nations foremost expert on meth labs and manufacture of the illegal substance, testified. There was enough substance to make 270,000 hits of methamphetamine, said Elesey. My challenge is to demonstrate intent, said Leavitt. The jury retired to deliberate at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday and were allowed to stop for the evening at midnight. They began deliberating again on Thursday prosecuted in this trial. for 10 hours. It was reported, said Leavitt, that the jury was deadlocked for about eight of the 10 hours but the deciding factor had been the death threats made by the gang. Leavitt said Perry had quite an extensive record of illegal activities. However, his last prior of-- Taxi company to provide free rides during holidays By Times-New- Myrna Trauntvein s Correspondent Salt Creek Taxi will once again provide a free holiday taxi ride to all those who need such service beginning at 6 a.m. on December 20th and ending after New Years Day. On the suggestion of one of your body last year, I will add an additional four days to my service this year, said Bud Hansen, owner of Salt Creek Taxi. "This will allow older residents to use the service to shop, he said. Nephi City Council members agreed to pay $62.50 as the citys share for the service this year. Hansen said Juab County will pay a like amount. One ofthe services Hansen will provide is to provide free rides for any persons who drink to much. In order to keep them from driving drunk, Hansen will take them to their destination free. They have to live in East Juab County, said Hansen. Service outside this area will still cost. council Richard Paxman, member, asked Hansen to keep a record of the number and length of the rides he provides Trooper Kelsey said Perry had visited Flying J truck stops in Utah and had purchased the Mini Thin pills at many locations. This was a unique case, said Leavitt. and return to the council with the figures after the holidays. We do not want names, but an accounting of the number of trips made, he said. Hansen said he would be glad to do as Paxman requested. I have had many comments on the good service you provide, said Robert Steele, mayor. It means a good deal to quite a few people to have this kind of service during the holidays. the He said it was cost to make certain older people had rides. In addition, keeping drunks off the streets was a wonderful idea. I think it would be worth the cost, and more besides, if we saved one live during the holidays. Juab County Commissioners agreed to contribute $62.50 to Salt Creek Taxi to provide a holiday service for East Juab County residents. However, commissioners encouraged Bud Hansen, owner, to ask for more money next year. Id ask for a bit more money next year, said Gordon Young, commission chair. Joseph Bernini, commissioner, told Hansen he agreed with Young. It is one thing to be a good Samaritan, but it is quite another to get in trouble from not charging enough for your service, gas is quite a bit more expensive this year than last. I think it is a good idea to provide the taxi service for people, said Ike Lunt. well-wort- h Christmas angel provides Jazz tickets for local girl By Myrna Trauntvein Times-New- s Correspondent JaNell Stephenson turned 10 on December 9th and her family gave her a Utah Jazz basketball and shirt, because the little girl is such and avid fan, but the one thing they wanted to give her they just couldnt afford tickets to a Utah Jazz game. Enter an unknown benefactor, a Christmas angel, if you will. A gift was left at the home of PARTING GIFT Commision Chairman Gordon Young shows the little girl, the daughter of photo jor four elk given to him by Mental Health and Substance Mario and Heidy Stephenson, Abuse Board. Nephi. About 10 minutes later, we received a phone call and were told we had better open the gift, said Heidy Stephenson. She said the caller said there might be scheduling conflicts and they would need to take care of things if there were. Inside the Christmas package was a letter, two Jazz tickets, a parking permit, and a Jazz basketball shirt. The jersey, John Stocktons number 12, was signed by each member of the Jazz team. The tickets were for the December mostly cloudy. Slight chance of mountain snow showers. Lows 28th game between the Jazz and Highs 30s to lower 40s. the Philadelphia 76ers. The parking ticket was for the Delta Center. Ive been crying for happiness every since, said Stephenson. JaNell is such a Jazz fan. John Highs 30s to mid 40s. partly cloudy. Lows Stockton is her particular favorite and she loves to watch the Lows in snow. the Chance of games and to cheer him and the Highs imostly cloudy. other players on. 30s. JaNell said she was happy she would be able to go to the Jazz game. She wants to wear the shirt all of the time. I want to Norma Sherwood, reporter wear it to school, she said. Alfred Godek, reporter Date Her parents have a different High Low Prec. Date High LowPrec.Snow idea, however. They are having 11 Dec. 17 33 .00 the shirt and its precious signa2 Dec. 1829 .00 tures framed for the young girl 8 Dec. 1941 .00 though she might get to wear the Not available at press time shirt to the game. 16 Dec. 20 39 .00 Stephenson said they have not 31 .00 Dec. 21 46 been thinking about the money 29 Dec. 22 42 .34 5 the shirt may be worth, they have been thinking about the sentimental value of the article. As far as sentiment is concerned, the shirt could never be replaced. JaNell is a avid fan and watches the televised games. She sees That means No Long Distance the cable ones as well as the regPhone Bills," unlike America ular ones. She watches games with her grandfather and, if they Online, Prodigy, AT&T and other are not together, then the talk providers that have their Local" about the game on the phone" number in Salt Lake and Provo. Call us today and said Stephenson. She tells him, How about them Jazz! see how you can get on the net using one of our many Stockton has a great fan in LOW COST LOCAL options. JaNell. She thinks he is great, said Stephenson. I have no idea who did this, but they had to know how much she likes Stock-to- Area Forecast National Weather Service From the Internet Tuesday... 15-2- 5. Extended forecast... Christmas Day and Thursday.. 15-2- 5. Friday... 15-2- 5. Levan weather Nephi weather Is Your Local Internet Service Provider NeboNet Information Services Rock Solid Internet Gateway CaU 623-700- 4 original and were signed just for you JaNell, read the letter. You have brought much love and happiness into the lives of many people. This jersey is a small way to try and make the hopes and dreams of one as spe- cial as you to come true. JaNell, please bring1 along a companion of your choice and enjoy the basketball game. It has been decided that Mom will get to be JaNells companion at the game. though at the time they are controlled fairly well. She is on four different medications. But is she very controlled, she said. JaNell has Sturge-Webbe- r Syndrome which causes the The letter then reminds the reader that in spite of the hustle and bustle connected with Christmas the holiday is for the remembrance of Jesus Christ and to celebrate the day because he was the first gift given to man. Please accept our feeble attempt to follow his example of serving and loving others. You will never know the joy and happiness it has brought into the lives of MANY people who worked to make this dream como true, the letter said. I just hope the people who did this know how much happiness Stephenson. I hope they have as much happiness from giving this gift as we have had from receiving it. Im, so overwhelmed and excited I havent been able to sleep. On the package was a green note stating that Santa was sorry to leave the gift early but that it was necessary. It said the gift was not perishable, but very valuable and impossible to duplicate. It could be a Kodak moment when this gift is opened, said the note. Do you want to go out to dinner with me when we go to the sei- - zures. Recently, however, she had a bout with Cushings Disease. She had surgery in June. They removed one third of the pituitary gland which was all of the tumor, said Stephenson. That is a very rare disease but the Cushings Disease is cured now. she said? JaNell has lost weight since the surgery, a good thing, because part of the disease was weight gain. But when the tumor was removed, her weight began to normalize. We wanted people to know that there are wonderful people in the world, said Stephenson. Im still just overwhelmed. Its impossible to say what I really feel. I could never have afforded to do this. Stephenson said JaNell was such a fan of the Jazz it carried over into much of her life. Tell them what you named your purple fish, said Stephenson. The Utah Jazz, said JaNell. JaNell Stephenson and excitement they have brought into our lives, said Both sets of JaNells grandparents are from the area. They are Ray and Denee Stephenson and Keith and Joyce McCaffery. Letters to the editor policy... The Times News welcomes opinions from its readers concerning any subject pertinent to Juab County. Letters should be to the point and must include the writers name, address and telephone number. Letters may not be used to replace advertisements, Cards of Thanks, or to list sponsors or participants to a particular event, Letters to the editor will be not be accepted from any candiate that has filled for political office or from anyone supporting a filed candidate. Anything unsigned, of a libelous nature, or containing defamatory statements will not be considered for publication. All letters must be typed or legibly written, be less than one double spaced type written page in length. Letters are subject to editing. Mail to Letter to the Editor, RO. Box 77, Nephi, Utah, 84648. Deadline is Monday before 5 p.m. game? asked Stephenson as JaNell smiled her sweet smile and nodded yes. I think that can be arranged. The game, on December 28th, is not being televised which makes it even more special for JaNell to be able to see it. Also, it is an afternoon game. That will be even better for JaNell, said Stephenson. JaNell is in special education classes at Nephi Elementary during the morning and then is mainstreamed during the rest of the day. She has many special friends and teachers at the school, said Stephenson. She is so sweet. She hugs people when we go to the grocery store that I dont even know One boy, Mario Eyre, has taken her under his wing and made her a special friend. He plays basketball with her and tries to This jersey is a very special help her. This has been a difficult year gift to you from the Utah Jazz players. All of the signatures are for the little girl, said Stephen- n. son. JaNell suffers from seizures, Allan R. Gibson, Publisher Mariann C. Gibson, Editor Nephi, Myrna Trauntvein, Correspondent Julie Smalley, Correspondent Levan, 623-019- 5 623-150- Call (801) FAX: (801) 3 for subscription, news or advertising INTERNET: gibsontnnebonet.com 623-052- 5 623-473- 5 ) is published each Wednesday by the Times-New- s (UPSP Publishing Co., 96 South Main, Nephi, Utah 8464S. Periodical postage is paid at Nephi, Utah. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Times-NewP. O. Boa 77, Nephi, Utah 84648 TTie Times-New- s 631-060- s, Deadlines: News and advertising, close of business, Monday prior to publication. When a holiday falls on Monday, the deadline is the Friday prior to publication. Subscription prices: Six months, $14 in or out of Juab County; one year, $19 in Juab County, $23 outside Juab County, payable in advance. No subscriptions accepted for less than six months. Single copy price, 50. Advertising rates available upon request. All articles and photographs submitted for publication are subject to editing and only will be used if the editor deems them newsworthy. The editor serves the right to hold submitted news items for space reasons. re- |