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Show The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Friday, June16, 2000 E3 Charges Dismissed Against Blanding Couple Accused of Raiding ‘Anasazi’ Burial Ground BY CHRISTOPHER SMITH THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE All charges have been dismissed against a Blanding physi- cian andhis wife accused ofdesecrating an American Indian burial ground,the third time in as many years the case against James and Jeanne Redd has been thrown out withoutever goingtotrial. Butif history holds truefor the drawn-outlegal saga of the Redds, this latest dismissal will be appealed, as were the previous two. In an order filed Tuesday with dwelling site in Cottonwood Wash onstate land near the southeastern Utah town of Bluff on Jan.6, 1996. The first time the couple was testimony that Anasazi Indians traditionally buried their dead in refuse piles known as “middens,” andthatthe digging at Cottonwood ed —.after a lengthy delay Wash was concentrated in the “that prompted Southwestern Indian leaders to claim the prominent couple was getting preferential treatment — Anderson dismissed the felony counts after determining that fragments of prehistoric bone did not constitute a dead humanbody understate law. midden. Anderson subsequently cl Prosecutors appealed, but the Court of Appeals upheld Anderson’s dismissal on grounds notre- the 7th District Court in Monticello, Juvenile Court Judge lated to the question of bones versus body. Instead, the court said Mary Manley of Moab — who only prosecutors never presented evi- recently took overthe case following Judge Lyle Anderson’s recusal — granted a defense motionto dismissall charges againstthe couple. Manley said prosecutors had insufficient grounds to refile charges against the couple after thefirst charges were dismissed in 1997. The Redds had eachfaced felony charges of desecrating a dead human body and misdemeanor charges of trespassing on state Trust Lands for allegedly digging in a recognized “Anasazi” Indian dence the Anasazi bones were intentionally buried in a place of final repose. The appellate court stuck to its THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Mapleton Police Chief Bret Bar- neyis retiring from the embattled department over which he has presided for 12 years. A Mapletonofficer for 20 years, Barneyhas announced hewill step down as chief effective June 20. The news comes seven weeks after City Council members voted notto disband the department. City officials had considered contracting with the Utah County Sheriff's Office for police services. Barney’s departure also follows the suspension in mid-Mayof Sgt. Chuck Senn,his top assistant, who ran afoul of the administration after getting into a oral scrap with an unnamed council member. Senn was reinstated two weeks ago. But Barney, 40, said Thursday his decision to retire was not prompted by the acrimonious But in her ruling, Manley agreed with the Redds’ attorneys that the additional information about Anasaziburial practices did notrise to thelevel of “neworpreviously unavailable” evidence that the Utah Supreme Court said in 1986 is required to justify refiling charges. Another appeals court ruling earlier this year expanded that “good cause” benchmark to whether to appeal. In December, Prices Effective through June 20% free to refile charges against the Redds and this time they could of felony charges against the Redds of “removing, concealing or de- bones allegedly unearthed by the pothunters were indeed buried ina final resting place. In October1998,thestate refiled the charges and produced expert stroying a dead body,” with the high court contending the judge erred in his interpretation. “The Redds should have been boundoverfortrial,” the unani- Just by usingyour Fresh Values Card. See Storefor Details! TopSirloin Steak Beef Loin, Boneless mousopinionstated. Shelter ‘Therapy’ Dogs Honored on Saturday debate over the future of the department or because of the disciplinary action taken against his assistantchief. “] just felt it was time for me to retire and goin a different direction,” Barney said. Mayor Richard Youngalso denied speculation that Barney was being forced out; saying there is no bad blood betweenthem. Stan Kantor, who moved to Mapletonfrom California in 1994 after retiring as a captain in the Anaheim Police Department, has been named interim chief until a replacementis found for Barney. Youngsaid thecity will conduct a statewide search and hopes to name a successor within six weeks. Kantor reportedly is not interested in the job. The mayordeclined to disclose how muchretirement money Barney will collect. Council members will meet Tuesdayto finalize those arrangements. Plague Brings Caution From Officials GttAL EVERY STORE, EVERYDAY! Nowthrough June 27" the latest ruling to determine the Utah Supreme Court: overturned Anderson’s 1998 dismissal present evidence that the human Youcoldwin rule out “innocent miscalcula- . tion” by prosecutors about. the amount of evidence required for refiling charges. State prosecutors are studying controversial decision after a rehearing request, but added a caveatto its ruling: Prosecutors were Mapleton Police Chief to Step Down BY MARK EDDINGTON boundthe couple overfortrial. You might say they are the un- howled heroes of the Humane Society of Utah —animal shelter dogs whoprovide a lick, wag of thetail andsoft furry coat to pet for nursing home and hospital patients who Fresh, Boneless, Skinless, Super Value Pack are feeling down. On Saturday, these caninether- apists will get their due during ceremonies beginning at 10:30 a.m. on. the front lawn of the society’s Murray headquartersat 4242 S. 300 West. The highlight of the event will be Gov. Mike Leavitt's formal declaration of the Fifth Annual Service and Therapy Animal Day in Utah. Canines and their handlers from the Intermountain Service Dogs organization will be special guests of the society. The animals will be blessed by Judy Barburto, an Episcopalian minister. RET Ripe Watermelon Seeded, #4031 105 Fresh Values Price The public is invited to attend and bring their own animal companions,free of charge. — Bob Mims Plague Warning 5 Quart Ice Cream Chipmunks, groundsquirrels, or other wild rodentsin this area may be infected with plague. Plague can be transmitted to humansbythe bite of an infected flea or by handling an infected animal. HowIt Works Mountain Dairy, All Varieties E @ Continued from E-1 treated early. Epidemiologists from the Southwest andstate health departments, as well as investigators from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, plan to travel to Washington County ACMI MAUae MLM Leeg BUBONIC PLAGUE this weekend to trap andtest roAffects the lymphatic system, swelling lymph nodes in the dents and fleas and test them for Neck, armpits and groin, due to an increased white cell count. the plague bacterium. Most often they find the dead SEPTICEMIC PLAGUE rodents, and thefleas, in burrows Affects the bloodstream. Its symptoms mimic Bubonic underground.If they find a large plague except it doesn't affect the lymph nodes. population of infected rodents, PNEUMONIC PLAGUE they will spray the area with inAffects the lungs and can cause life-threatening pnuemonia secticide dustto kill the fleas and post warnings for residentsto stay Use ThesePrecautions re away from the area and from other @ See a physician if you Bubonic and Septicemic plague: Two to rodentpopulations, said state epibecomeill within seven daysof| five days before symptoms start demiologist Craig Nichols. your visit to this area. Inform 0 Dayi 2 3 4 5 Dayé Thestate health department in the physician about your Salt Lake City this summer has travels. THE DISEASE IS ae had more than the usual numberof reports from residents of colonies . CURABLE WHEN Fever, chills, vom! untreated, DIAGNOSEDEARLY blood, headache, ‘causes of dead rodents in southern Utah than in previous years, But @ Protectpetswith flea Paineecbernsnd reer Nicholssaid there could be several powderorflea collars. Keep bursting lymph glands days. reasons why. There is increased pets confined or on a leash. It awareness about rodent populaisbettertoLEAVEPETSAT |9 Oayt 2 3 4 5 Day6 tions by southern Utah residents HOME, HE because of the death of a Carbon © AVOID ANIMAL FLEAS. Preumonic plague '—— County woman June 3 from the Do not camp,rest, or sleep New victim inhales tiny Leerqris rodent-carrying respiratory virus near animal burrows. insect Hapoelda death within hantavirus, which is spread when repellent sprayed on socks and victim ie to six someonecomesin contact with the ours: trouser cuffs mayhelp, fecal matter, urine or nests of infected rodents. 0 Avoid all contact with chipmunks, squirrels, or other wild animals. Also, summertime is traditionDO NOT FEED. ally the season when rodents die 8 DO NOT TOUCHsick or dead animals. off, especially if there has been a droughtin southern Utah,as there ol GION has been this year, Nichols said. ATION NATIONA! \, Toquenvte Additionally, he added, “This is PORE = vn just the time of year when we see plague.” Humoane faa While still rare in humans, * 2 O plague is becoming more common in rodent populations,particularly . a N in rural areas,It is most commonly found in Utah ground squirrels, 3 which have stubby tails; the rock RhondaHailes Maylett TheSalt Lake Tribune squirrel, which has a short bushy tail; prairie dogs, which are most escaped-upon docking and infected dozen human plague cases in Utah susceptible because they exist in other rodents throughout the West. —_sinve 1936, The most recent was a big colonies, and chipmunks, “The plague for decades hasjust 15-year-old girl who Nichols said, When such animals always existed in this environ: pneumonic plague from her cat, are ‘infected, he added, “they look ment,it's just become a naturally which got infected from a flealethargic, They just look sick.” occurring disease in the West,” infested colonyof rodents in Box It is believed. plague was trans: Nichols said. “However, it has Elder County in 1994, She was ported to the Western United tended to increase and spread in hospitalized for nearly a month at States from Asia in the 1840s"durthe rodent population over the PrimaryChildren’s Medical Cen ing the Gold Rush and the conyears, And the numbers have inter with pneumonia,but survived. struction of the transcontinental creased in the human population Nichols’ advice: “If yousee dead railroad, Researchers suspect in- over the years because more peo rodents around a burrow, stay fected rats boarded Asian) ships ple are mqving into rural areas,” boynd for San Frencisco ports, There jhave been about one away.” © Pe ei ‘ , a ge ial a | Corn Fresh Values Price On The Cob 89G¢ New Crop, California Kellogg's Cereal 12 Pack rest Vatues Price 234 Fresh Values Price 12 07. 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