Show Theaters Standard-Examin- Thursday July 30 er Local News Editor: 998 1 625-422- 0 sd off assault Teen says he was attacked after argument at traffic light By RYAN R OLIVER Standard-Examne- staff r CiGDEN - Cnmmal charges are being considered against a W cber County Sheriffs bailiff who allegedly identified himself as a police officer and then assaulted a y last Ogden boy while week off-dut- Police have identified the suspect bailiff to Ogden City Prosecutor Mike Junk who said he will renew it and decide whether charges are warranted W cber County Sheriff Sgt Klint Anderson said he will begin a separate internal investigation into the matter to see if any as Craig Tillet who works in the 2nd District Court building The alleged victim Percy Luna said Tillet pulled him out Of his car Wednesday evening after TiHet had an altercation with another person twisted his arm back and kicked him twice in the stomach When contacted Wednesday Tillet said he did not want to comment on the matter A cnmmal investigation into possible assault charges has been conducted by the Ogden police department and forw aided departmental sanctions are warranted against the suspected bailiff The episode allegedly started when Luna was waiting at the traffic light at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Rivcrdale Road Luna said m an interview His cousin Roman Chase 17 was a pas senger m Luna's vehicle At the intersection Luna said he saw two men and a woman m a Volkswagen get into a dispute with trends he just met who were driving a Toyota Luna said someone in the threw a beer bottle at the Volkswagen s door and then the driver of the Volkswagen yelled “Do you know who you're messing w ith"1 W e're W eber County See 0FF1CER2B scare E coli Dead'y virus on rise national not as much Northern Utah in 38 AT A GLANCE Trial proceeds after mental finding FARMINGTON - A Clinton man accused of sexually molesting and raping four teenage girls has been found mentally competent to stand tnal Second District Court Judge Jon Memmott announced mental Tuesday that a evaluation of Alex Lopez showed he is suffering from severe depression but has the mental capacity to face multiple Syracuse man pleads guilty in cop scuffle 30-da- y man admits to choking police dog fighting off officers 400-poun- d Lopez s wie Barbara Lopez was accused of similar charges but struck a deal with prosecutors and agreed to testify against her husband Police allege that Alex and Barbara Lopez nurtured friendships with teenage girls near their Clinton home supplying some with drugs alcohol and clothes in exchange for sex By GEOFFREY FATTAH Standard Examiner Daws Bureau - FARMINGTON A Syracuse man has admitted to fighting off at least five police officers including a police dog during a domestic dispute 400-poun- d Dale Blade Carpenter Second hiker’s body recovered pleaded guilty Tuesday to two misdemeanor counts of domestic violence and assaulting a police service animal and no contest to an additional class-count of assault class-- A ZION NATIONAL PARK -The body of a second California man has been pulled from the north fork of the Virgin River where a flash flood on Monday apparently swept them to their A against a police officer As part of a plea agreement prosecutors were willing to drop additional misdemeanor counts of assault interfering with legal arrest driving under the influence of alcohol and intoxication According to court docu- ments police responded to a Syracuse home June 10 after receiving a report from Carpenter's mother that she had been assaulted by him The mother complained that after she refused to give him money he allegedly gClbbed her by the throat dragged her out of bed and then tried to poke his thumb in her eye " Carpenter had driven off but later showed up at the home where police waited to arrest him for assault Police reported that Cartall penter who stands and weighs 400 pounds resisted arrest and began fighting with police even taking a sho of pepper spray in the face -- After Struggling with officers a police dog was unleashed on Carpenter which bit him on the lower leg Caret penter according to police grabbed the dog by the throat and began to strangle it Carpenter was eventually subdued and the dog was not seriously injured Sentencing has been set for Sept 1 Carpenter remains free on $1500 bail Pierce lifts his daughter Rachel Robens 9 dunng some family time at the Lonn Farr Park in Ogden emphasis on spending time togethei as a family makes Utah one erf the 1 0 best states to raise chidren according to a recent study SUPPORTING HIS DAUGHTER T roy Study puts state among top 10 but position has slipped in recent years By JOE PYRAH ' Standard Examiner stall A position as one of the top a child to grow up looks good for Utah but a closer look shows the state has lost a few steps in the past several years 10 places for The Beehive State ranked sixth in the nation last year and was No 1 two years ago as the best place to raise children before it slipped to ninth this year “(This ranking) has to be a flashing yellow light that say's ‘Gee why are we getting worse?’” said Terry Haven the Kids Count coordinator at Utah Children a child advocacy group The drop in rank could represent a decline in the quality of more the latter than former “I would say we’re not getting any worse but 1 don't see a lot of improvement either” Haven said getung involved in the community especially in local schools ts a major step towards bettering Utah as a place to bnng up children The study is done by the national child advocacy group Children's Rights Council and compares statistics in 1 1 categories for all 50 states and Washington D C Utah placed No 1 in two categories including the lowest unwed birth rate and lowest number of families headed by a single parent But the high scores were offset by lower than average marks in four other areas including finixh- - County officials not happy about National Park Service’s gift to Ogden it honors that it will accomplish what we wanted" Ritchie said he doesn’t expect the city to renege since the land is part of a section of DDO that is contaminated by an underground plume Federal clean-u- p experts estimate it will take 25 years before anyone can build on the property he said r stall The National Park Service settled a land dispute between Ogden City and Weber County this week by giving a contested parcel to the city Both sides had applied to the park service for ownership of the acreage located at the Defense Depot Ogden When the Army closed the former base last year (he park service was given land Including the parcel for recreational usage 7" Recently county commissioners accused the city of making a kind grab by asking the park service for the land when they knew the County wanted it The city plins to use the property for parking for the Weber County I airgrounds “I’m disappointed" said Commissioner Joe Ritchie "But the real Issue is use Ogden City said in the past it will give a long-terlease to the county for paiktng If 20-ae- re A cultural life Utah provides its children or an increase by the rest of the country to improve their systems said Haven who believes it is causes contention By CHERYL BUCHTA deaths Searchers on Wednesday found the body of Paul Garcia 31 Paramount Calif 1 miles upstream from where the body of Ramsey E Algan 27 Long Beach Calif was found Monday evening H'kers had pulled Algan s body from the nver but the water was running too high for them to hike out that night ft was Tuesday before they were able to notify the National Park Service and park employees recovered Algan s body that morning The fatalities were the first in Zion park this year The park had posted flash-floowarnings on Monday advising visitors not to hike in Zion s slot canyons Raising children in Utah examined DDO land Standard-Examrw- charges felony Giving to I ? u 1’ " ’ i 4 1 tant for the Children's Rights Council Utah also placed 3 1st for child death rate and 25th for symposium invites attendees to question church doctrine By MC1JSA ANN WILSON Property given DDO director Mike Pavich ing 33rd in crime rate and 35th in drug induced deaths said Melanie Woodrow a legislative assis- Startdard-Examn- to Ogden by National Park Service said the reuse plan has always intended the property to go to Og- It took a bit of coaxing but with some help from his mother Franctne Zamora Henry decided to take the plunge for his second-tim- e swimming MOTHOUT GUJBMCE: Three-da- y Couny fasraroenos i“ County neutral on wilderness SALT LAKE CITY - Salt Lake stiff SALT LAKE CITY - An open forum for discussion of “sticky issues” in IDS church theology began Wednesday night with the first session of the annual Sunstone Sympo- den City and the disagreement between the aty and county resulted from a misunderstanding of the plan sium In its 20th year the gathering offers more than 100 sessions running through Saturday even- But Commissioner Bruce Anderson said there was no misunderstanding lie said he still believes the county should have been given the property “It was in the plan all along that the county would use it for parking” he said “The actual ownership was never addressed in the plan Anderson said since the county docs not own the parking lot it would be less likely to put in needed improvements such as ing from diverse topics including “Mary Poppins and the return of God the Mother" "The Southern Baptists come to Utah" and “Losing the sheep retention and reactivation" This year's symposium will explore Mormon theology m a variety of formats from and new hymns to academic papers and poetry Issues addressed by symposium presenters will in stand-u- p SeeLAND23 divorce rate The top 10 ranking still means that Utah is a good place to have kids and an emphasis on family is a big part of that See CHILDREN 23 Sunstone conference studies Mormon beliefs the city ' d comedy clude racism feminism sexism polygamy homosexuality and spirituality The gathering bills itself as a forum for intellectual Mormons who want to freely explore Mormontsm and don't hesitate to question its leaders an idea that is shunned by the church Kent Robson a professor of philosophy at Utah State University will present a paper titled “Life after death Mormon theology solves the major prob- lem” He said there are skeptics of Sunstone and open discussion of Mormon theology but people who attend the symposium know Sunstone is not just a group of heretics “It been a very broad brush a lot of people have used to dismiss even thinking about Mormon issues" Robson said I u gene I'jigland a lay Mormon theologian told the audience V ednesday night that it is vital for members of a church to See SUNSTONE 33 County will join neither environmentalists nor rural counties in their battle over wilderness County Commission chairman Brent Overson said Wednesday that the commission will not spend any county funds to advocate or oppose wilderness proposals ‘We think it is illegal for us to use public monies to launch a campaign for or against what you are doing Overson said SUWA Director Mike Matz said his organization is against use of taxpayer funds to oppose wilderness proposals Rural counties have fought wilderness proposals largely through the Utah Association of Counties Florida murder fugitive arrested ST GEORGE - A Texas man sought m a Florida slaying was arrested following a traffic stop near St George Melvin Ray Wilson 56 Houston was sought in the beating death of a friend June 15 at a Tampa Florida motel The victim was beaten with a hammer Wilson was being held in the Washington County Purgatory Correctional Facility without bail pending extradition proceedings - Standard-Examine- r and noirnr-r- e n Can $254243 to leave message comment question or new tip tTXNS&RD rrr:rrr h mi I t evt- staff wire services 3 p Hff f 4 day |