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Show Veeurvyr ye Cer renre a DailySHerald THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 METROEDITOR| Joe Pyrah - 344-2586 - jpyrah@heraldextra.com Shooting becoming dangerous in Eagle Details of exam emerge in rape trial Expert: Injuries notnecessarily indicative of rape year-old accuser. The exam was givenon the night of Aug. 9 after the girl had reported the alleged sexual assault to police. Garrard said the accuser Donnie of general pain in the ribs, spine, neck and a bruise on herbell During a head-to-toe exam,Garrard noted a small bruise and scrape on the teen’s thumb, a scrape on herleft knee, and a three small red Michael Rigert DAILY HERALD marks aboveherleft breast. The physician said there was nothing “un- Jurors mayhave departed at day’s end with more questions than answersafter technical usual” during an initial exam ofthe girls’ genital area, but a subsequent review using a blue and frequently indecisive testimony given dyeto exposeareas of traumainvisible to the Wednesdayin the rape trial of two former Mountain naked eye showed twosmall lacerations on hergenitals. ofFelt the physical evidence was consistent BYU football players. B.J. Mathis and Ibrahim Rashadaare charged with,,among otherthings,the alleged August 2004 coer sexual assault of a Salt Lake County girl. Dr. Sandra Garrard, a family physician, said Wednesdaythat she administered a Caleb Warnock DAILY HERALD with herstory,” Garrard said. “The patient did haveblunt traumato the vaginal area.” However, upon cross-examination by defense attorney Dean Zabriskie, she said the Rashada,left, and B.J. Mathis during a breakin the rapetrial of Mathis and Rashada,in 4th District Court on Wednesdayin See RAPE TRIAL, C3 Provo. voluntary “code R” or rape exam to then-17- Bullets are flying in Eagle Mountain, and residents are afraid someonewill be Having gone from 2,000 to 11,000 residentsin five years, the ree tradition of target shooting — STUART JOHNSON Associated Press pool % Defense attorney Jere Reneer, center, speaks with Ibrahim “It's breaking us.” Phil Lott, Provo City SchoolDistrict transportation director times when and where people fal the urge — has become a growing problem here. “Not only is it illegal, it’s dangerous,” said Tiffany Ulmer, Neighborhood Watchcoordinator for Eagle Mountain.“Nooneshould be shooting inside the city limits. I am concerned,es; as the city grows. People don't realize thatif a bullet doesn’thitits target,it ii: sstill going to fly until it hits somethi “Someonecould get shot. ‘We don't wantanyoneto get hurt.” Residents are not the only ones concerned. Col. Scott Olson of Camp 4 ie hy Williams recently spoke at an Eagle Mountain City Council meeting, bringing with him twosigns reading “Danger: meeeReservation, No Trespassing, No Hunting.” Bothsigns had beenso shot full of holes they could hardly be read, and both had been up for only about a month, replacing signs that had also beenshot throughby bullets. “You can see from the size of oe holes that these are potentially. hi caliber weapons being discharg: hesaid. “These are being Scioryed within the city limits.” Soldiers training at Camp Wil- liams are at risk of being wounded orkilled by stray bullets beingshot from within Eagle Mountain city limits onto the military reservation, he said. “There is no way to know when wearetrail said. “Wetrain effectively 24 hours a day. We are asking for awareness, and for the help of residents. If people see sémeoneshooting,if they could get a license plate number and call police, that would be helpful Neighborhood Watch participants havea hard time finding any suspects to report, Ulmer said. Although gunshotsare heard often,police havelittle to go on withouta license plate. “Wecall the police all the time for people setting up their ownlittle shooting ranges,” she said. “There are no witnesses because wejust hear gun fire.” The problem would perhaps be solved if there were a designated shooting range nearby,she said. kducationis another issue because many people are not sure exactly wherethe city limits end and begin. Neighborhood Watchwill likely launch a campaignin thespring to let residents know where they can and cannot shoot. “People don’t know where they legally can go, that is where the frustration occurs,” she said. “It would be greatif someone could create an outdoor range.” » Caleb Warnock can be reachedat 756-7669 ext. 19 or cwarnock@heraldextra.com. 0 idents BRIAN WAGNER/Daily Herald Localschools are re-evaluating their transportation expenseswith the increasinggasprices.“I think it's ridiculous,” said Ed Brown,busdriver with Provo School.Districtfor four years. Brownfills up Bus 002 with around 50 gallons once a week,a chore that cost $170last week. “It gets about 3.5 miles to the gallon,if you're lucky.It’s a sad situation’ when the U.S.has to rely on foreign countriesfor oil.” Gas prices hurting Utah schools Someschooldistricts considering cutting back onfield trips Anna Chang-Yen DAILY HERALD lookingat passing the expense of The simple arithmetic of gas prices could have an impact on the other two R’sof learning at Utah County schools this year. As the newyctoal year gets under way,the county’s three public school districts are considering changes protest, ‘as on to parentsof students who participatein extra-curricularactivities. With the cost of topping off a bus tank ranging from $200 to $300, Provo City SchoolDistrict Transportation Director Phil Lott said,“It’s breaking us.” Nebo SchoolDistrict Transporta- line project Reva Bowen expressed concern about aesthet- City ManagerJim Reams joined NORTH COUNTY STAFF ics, decreased property values, ra- Johnsonin fielding questions from A large crowdfilled ede the nasium at Orchard Element: School on Tuesday night toprotest a controversial powerline project dio interference and possible health effects from doubling ortripling loads on the 138,000-volt lines. 's of the proposal to changethe lines have'suggested that would put taller poles and moving the lines to 800 North, eas avisPee joads through part where they might be buried along _ the right-of-way. ‘ So living under or near Attorney Paul Johnson told rer transmission lines those gathered that the city cannot to, North from the Hale Substademand the power company move tion to the Timp Substation have _ the lines when it has anexisting mounted a campaign to stop Utah easement. Power's to upgrade power “The city can’t step in between poe Dy pole height ibetpiece ralabpor er rom the current @0foot, woo Jon, .” Johnson said. “We ‘ation to a 100-foot single> donthavethe ogal standing to get pole : in that fight.” At Tuesday's meeting, residents Mayor Jerry Washburn and keH iD INARA { from cutting back onfield trips to \ MGh OS residents, but gave few answers. Norepresentatives from Utah Powerspokeat the meeting. State law dictates that if the power companyincurs additional costs to relocatelines, those costs _are borne not by the power compawybut by the community, Reams on addition, the Utah Department of Transportation is opposed to burying the huge transmission line in the road becauseof worker safety issues, Reams While UDOT is open to putting the lines on the north side of 800 North aerially or underground, that would movethe See POWER, C3 CAL gas budgetfortrips to and from schooland special trips was $110,000 last year, but actual expenses were closer to $190,000. This year the district has budgeted $232,000. tion Supervisor Carl Swenson said simply, “It hurts.” Lott said an informal study shows gas costs up 61 percentfor the district over the last year, and prices Lott said that while the cost of will continueto soar, thanks to Hurricane Katrina's effects on the Gulf Coast. At the sametime,the district's overall transportation budgetincreased 2 1/2 percent. Thedistrict's transportationfora field trip outing last year was $2.50 a mile, it’s up to $3.75this year. “That's a pinch onchildren,” really putting hesaid. “Field trips to me are of an educational See SCHOOLS, C3 5 4 Judge sends Brown tojail early HeidiToth DAILY HERALD Brownandherattorney, Richard Gale, maintained the child custody hearing was Kerri Fae Browntearfully maintained her innocence Wednesdayin a hearing that resulted in her going to jal two months earlier than she had planned. Judge Lynn Davis's decision to put not a condition in the plea bargain, and Brown also said not beinginjail between Aug. | and the Nov. 7 sentencing hearing was a majorfactor in her decision. Gale said she had discussed withdrawing her pleaif she was takeninto custody. Brownin jail came 67 days before her senThe 43-year-old Arizona woman spoke tencing hearing, during which time she was on her ownbehalf forthe first time in supposed to be free, according to her plea the four-year proceedings. She said she agreement. Brown, who no contest pleaded nocontest because she was tired to manslaughter in the shooting death of offighting, not because she was guilty of Mina Pajela, her then-boss,told the court either manslaughteror theft by deception. she hadto attend a child custody hearing “I have never admitted to any involvein Arizona at the end of October, and promentor knowledgein this case,” she said, duced documentation about that hearing. reading a statement with her lawyer next Prosecutor Sherry Ragan found those to her. “In my mind and my understanding, Papers to be false, but Brownsaid it was a this no contest simply saysI give up. You misunderstanding; when she tried to sched- win. ule a custody hearing the court told her she had to provepaternity first. See BROWN, C3 SAREE RES Ay “el |