Show f 2B Saturday August 1 1 r Standard-Examine- Region 2001 r Family members friends defend Spinks ' also pointed to the fact there was no blood on Spinks’ shoes clothes and his own confesWith the others skeptical sion they emotionally pro- of the confession Ed Sr claimed his innocence could only muse “I don’t They said the man de- know what to make of that” scribed in court was not the Minor testified his 40 minman they know ute session with Spinks was “He’s a petty thief I’ll give more of a conversation than you that" said his father Ed an interrogation “We want them to talk to Spinks Sr "But he's not violent You can ask anyone" us so you have to establish a Brother-in-laBrandon rapport” he said “If you yell Grissett said Spinks was set at them they’re not going to communicate You just upset up by an acquaintance "All I want is the truth them “It’s not good cop bad cop There’s more to the story You see that on TV I don’t inthan what’s coming out” He charged that techni- terview people that way" Minor said he augmented cians did not test scrapings under Stevens’ fingernails his conversational style with Murder trial to be wrapped up Monday Towgate appeal hearing Monday - More than a‘ after the year Towgate controversy erupted with the firing of three Ogden cops the first appeal hearing on the firings is set for Monday before the Ogden Civil Service Commission Tony Huemiller's hearing starts at 8 a m in the City Council chambers in Ogden Municipal Building 2549 Washington Blvd The hearing will run from 8 a m to 5 pm Monday and Friday Huemiller seeks reinstatement claiming he was wrongfully terminated He Ron VanBeekum and Kelly Zaugg were all fired by Chief Jon Greiner for allegedly steering towing business to Ogden Auto Body in return for favors VanBeekum has since signed a settlement agreement with the city reinstating him so he could resign and keep his police certification while Zaugg's appeal hearing is still pending The three fired officers have described themselves as scapegoats for a department-widproblem OGDEN e Knife attack ends with 30 stitches - WASHINGTON TERRACE man required 25 to 30 stitches Friday morning after his A girlfriend allegedly took a knife to his throat during a domestic squabble Washington Terrace Police Chief Merv Taylor said police were called to a residence in the 4800 block of 350 East at 3 30 a m where they found the injured man The man was taken to the hospital where doctors stitched his throat Taylor said he was not seriously injured The woman was booked into the Weber County Jail on aggravated assault charges Taylor said police do not know what caused the attack Ogden recorder gets certification OGDEN - City Recorder Gloria Berrett is the state’s third clerk to receive the Master Municipal Clerk Certification Valorie Topham president of the Utah Municipal Clerks Association presented the award to Berrett at last week’s City Council meeting Berrett joins 185 clerks worldwide who have received the award The association provides municipal clerks professional training and support cjsssmzi Utah receives apartment briefly to use the phone and didn’t see her Standard Examiner Stall Then Spinks said he saw her OGDEN - A detective de- dead on the floor got scared tailed Edward Dovell Spinks' and fled As the interview confession to Spinks said he end testimony in Spinks' mur- progressed knelt down and hugged her der trial in the vicious stab- then fled bing death of Tonya Combs Then he admitted taking Stevens her purse as he left Minor But Spinks’ friends and said after more conversation family stood up for him pres- Spinks said Stevens was alive enting their own case Friday when he used the phone and after court recessed with on- they spoke casually for 20 ly one defense witness called minutes then she brandished The case will go to the ju- a knife in telling him to leave ry Monday morning after the Eventually he admitted trial reconvenes with closing stabbing the woman and even statements from the prosecusaid he threw the knife into tion and the defense the Weber River near the Spinks 32 is charged in west end of the 24th Street the May 20 2000 slaying of viaduct Minor testified his neighbor Stevens in her After nearly three full West Ogden apartment days of prosecution witwhere she was found with 69 nesses the defense called a stab wounds single witness Friday with According to police detail- questioning establishing that ing his confession Spinks the Spinks’ pants smeared By TIM GURRISTER slowly-evolvin- g said he “lost all Stevens when the came at him with a knife in ordering him out of her house after he borrowed the phone self-contro- l" Former Ogden detective Shane Minor now an investigator with the Weber County Attorney’s Office spent two hours on the stand Friday afternoon testifying about his interview with Spinks two days after the murder Minor said Spinks first said he was only in Stevens’ with Stevens blood were size 40 a seemingly large size On the 2nd District Courthouse steps Spinks’ friends and family pointed to that as an example of a weak de- fense effort wore a size because they knew what he called “a theme You give them a theme You try to minimize the circumstances you (suggest) the blame on something or somebody else you lower the fear of consequences” As an example Minor said he told Spinks that “sometimes things happen suddenly then get out of hand and a person can black out and may not remember everything" That suggestion came just after Spinks admitted to talking with Stevens in the apartment after using the phone and shortly before saying he stabbed the woman Minor testified ' that would have cleared Spinks “I’ve known him all my life” Grissett said “He didn’t do it” Spinks’ supporters said the defense didn’t do enough to shed light on what happened the other nearly four hours he was interrogated before session with his Minor They said police wouldn’t let him eat or drink or use a restroom and they CROSSROADS OF THE WEST OGDEN GUN SHOW August 18-1- 9 GOLDEN SPIKE ARENA 6 THE WEBER CO FAIRGROUNDS Show Hours' Saturday 9-- 5 Sunday 9-- 4 WITHtTHISfAD!9 KIDS UNDER 12 FREE WADULT ADMISSION saying Spinks doubting 28-3- 2 police testimony that Spinks said the jeans were his and he wore them baggy Despite caller-- 1 D evidence that puts him in Stevens’ apartment close to the time of death his bloody palm print on the bed near her body Stevens’ blood on his tr&V When you can't words ALL SEASONS A FLORIST & WEDDING 2047 Harrison Murder case From IB cates Sales killed the That technology didn’t even exist at the time Alexander was murdered Tests done in the last two years also presents several procedural problems Over time Frw Mlvtry to local mortuary Wilson said that despite the DNA evidence the case evidence can change or lose credibility because it may not have been handled properly Witnesses die or their however put the odds of anymemory changes one but him committing the Laws have also changed crime at more than one in 1 would have to be tried Sales billion 1972 laws but those inunder will Wilson said his office a death penalty that cluded sit down with the case in earwas later struck down by the over the and go ly September US Supreme Court evidence and history with his Wilson said it would be staff nice if they could just get He’ll talk to the chief inSales to admit he killed the vestigator in the case Davis South Weber girl Detective Sheriff’s County "I think that’s something Kevin Fielding "I want him to get in touch we need to take an approach with the family members on even if we have to cut who are still in the area see him some slack in the deif we can trip a meeting with gree” he said them see what their feelings You can reach reporter are in the case” Wilson said Charles Trentelman at or Fielding has said in the past he wants to pursue the 625-423- 2 grandson She watched as he was eliminated from the group of 11 “He’s been put down" she said "I think he knows what he did wrong - see he’s doing it again he’s standing up And rubbing his knee It’s hard on the knees It makes the knees hurt but that’s part of the Leishman’s Fair From IB comfirst cut in the petition Contestants are judged on “their bond with their lamb" May said They are judged on eye contact with the judge ability to follow directions and skill to get the lamb to follow directions May pushes lambs to watch the lamb and the trainer readjust quickly and discretely The field of 26 is quickly nar6th-grad- e price” Today the lambs will be auctioned often to business donors who sometimes pay more than four times the market price The lambs go to meat sellers across the valley rowed to 11 The sellers pay the market The rest are systematically price and the highest bidder eliminated by watching to see pays the rest if the lamb’s chin is up or the Kids as young as trainers’ responses to training buy their own lambs and questions like "What are the train them for about two three most important things months before the fair After for your lamb?” (Food water a June 1 weigh-icontestants and exercise) should become the primary Jamie Skidmore didn’t caretakers of their animals think it was so bad She was Jamie spent 45 minutes evall smiles after her perforand evening ery mance But she admitted to a since morning her lamb May training few jitters beforehand Fuzz "I was really nervous beThis is serious business cause I heard she was really But it’s fun Jamie smiles s really strict and when asked if she’ll be bigger don’t usually do very good” back next year Jamie said “I really want to” she said But Jamie made the first And she hasn’t even been cut and lasted well into the fi6th-grade- grant high-tec- h SALT LAKE CITY - Utah has received a $500000 grant from the federal government to help buy computer equipment for high-tec- h business sites in rural parts of the state Gov Mike Leavitt announced Friday that the will help companies in centers like California's Silicon Valley “outsource" various services to rural Utah The “smart sites" are located in Cache Box Elder Carbon Emery San Juan Sanpete Iron Duchesne Kane and Sevier counties The 2001 Legislature allocated $725000 to help develop smart sites that can offer software testing technical call centers database management data entry and Web site development services to companies That state Investment helped attract the grant from the US Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration grant high-tec- h d - Standard-Examine- r n first-year- nals OK" she said Another in her group of finalists was Colton Schenk “I did Food ALL ITEMS SS&SSsS SVtfSSSk'' paid yet The fair continues today from noon to 11 pm at the fairgrounds News recipes and recommendations every Tuesday Standard-Examine- r In the Life Section mm MARKED 25-7- 1 OFF! |