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Show 95th Year No. Price, Carbon County, Utah Wednesday, February 11 o 0 0 5, 1986 40 Pages Single Copy 2 5t To lesser charges r, v;, a-'- f , - . rf.- ywK..v v. ; i' j. JT. v I 4mum :'SV Pair plead guilty in local robbery cases W', 1M 54?! ;i ' s'?". '''' . s' ' ..j s that charge. By DALE EDWARDS Staff writer In addition, Two men have pleaded guilty to reduced charges in connection with a series of armed robberies in Carbon County in return for their promise to testify against a third man if his case comes to trial. James Robert Rhinehart pleaded guilty Monday to one count of conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery, a second degree felony, during the regular law and motion day in Seventh District Court. Leonard Lowry Jenson pleaded guilty on Friday to an amended information charging him with class A misdemeanor theft at the beginning of a preliminary - r Photo by Larry W. Davis Emery County firemen secure the Roger Barton vehicle after it collided with a car diven by LuAnn Dunn near Huntington collision killed Mrs. Friday. The head-oand the three occupants of the n Dunn, Barton vehicle were hospitalized. Castle Dale woman dies in Emery County car crash A Castle Dale woman was killed Friday, Jan. 31 a mile north of Huntington on SR-1- 0 when her vehicle collided head-o- n with another car. Dead at the scene was LuAnn Dunn, the driver and only occupant in a sedan southbound toward Huntington. Injured and transported to Castleview Hospital were the three occupants of the other vehicle involved, a stationwagon, traveling north. The vehicle, driver of the second Roger Barton, 33, Ferron, his wife Shelly, 33, and son Garrett their were all taken by ambulance to the Price hospital. Barton was treated for head injuries while his wife was treated for injuries to her mouth. The two have since been released. The boy, however, has been taken to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center where he is being treated for back injuries. According to Trooper Jeff Horrocks of the Utah Highway Patrol, the Dunn vehicle was traveling toward Huntington when the driver swerved into the northbound lane of traffic, hitting the Barton vehicle head-on. He saidVthat Mrs. Dunn apparently was attempting to go around a Utah Department of Transportation vehicle in her d lane stopped to make a turn into a driveway. The incident took place at apleft-han- proximately 10:15 Friday morning. The trooper reported that the impact caused the Dunn vehicle to spin around in the road while the Barton vehicle went off the road into the ditch on the south side of the highway. This accident became the first fatal vehicle accident in Carbon and Emery counties this year. Counseling session held one who comes across a little bit ByARVA SMITH Staff writer better. About half of the 30 workers laid off as a result of the sale and closing of the U.S. Steel In presenting information in interviews or resumes, McCreedy said, Include every job you ever had. If you worked in several departments of one company do not hesitate to mention the fact because the work in each department may have been different and required a different skill. Dont overlook experience gained in military service or from doing volunteer work. An outstanding safety record or excellent attendance on the job are worth mentioning. Do not forget your educational experiences. Although it is important to include everything, resumes should be concise because a very long document probably will not be be read thoroughly. McCreedy said his firm, which handles assignments throughout the country, is unique because all of the 5 people in the company have themselves lost a job. We have all been through it ourselves, he said. He formed his own company after being laid off by Excello Corp. when it closed a headquarters plant in the Detroit area. He had spent 20 years in personnel work and has a degree in economics from Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich. It is an interesting fact that 20 percent of those laid off by Preparation Plant near Wellington attended the first class in a series designed to help them make successful plans for Coal the future. Other sessions are scheduled. James McCreedy, who owns a firm called The Transition Team which is based in Detroit, Mich, presented the class Monday from 9 p.m. in the Alumni Room at the College of Eastern Utah. The first class, which was based on material in a workbook 5-- called Blueprint for Job Change, presented information about how to get a job. Later in the series McCreedy will talk about and retirement. Individual counseling will also be offered at a later session. One of the points he covered was how to apply for a job. When applying for a job it is important to acquaint the prospective employer with skills, positive characteristics personal and ac- complishments, he said. Many people find it difficult to talk about their abilities and experiences because they hesitate to appear boastful or We he said. egotistical, seldom have practice in talking about how good we are. Although the person who gets the job may actually be a little bit better, in many cases the person who gets the job is the 14-1- companies become self-employe- d, he said. In spite of a pick-u- p in the economy, plant closings are not infrequent, he said. Companies close plants that are not showing a profit and sometimes close those that breaking even. are just The purpose of the closing may be to modernize an old plant or to build a new plant and make the operation more competitive. In addition to presenting classes for workers from the Wellington plant, McCreedy is working with the 200 employees laid off by U.S. Steel from a coal mine at Paonia, Colo., and 150 from a uranium mine at George West, Texas. Working at different plant sites requires McCreedy to travel a great deal. He taught the first class in Price on the same day that he had taught one earlier in the day in Colorado. Following the one in Price, he drove to Salt Lake City to catch a plane for Muskegon, Mich., where he needed to be the following day. Not only has each member of his company had the experience of losing a job, the company is probably unique in the fact that it is designed to help hourly and wage employees. Most companies of this type are intended to help executives who have lost their jobs, he said. He said that because of the many changes taking place today, it is important for everyone to learn the skills of finding a job, he said. The skills needed to get a job are skills that can be learned, he said. hearing in Eleventh Circuit Court. Both men originally were charged with first degree felony aggravated robbery. Jenson was charged with one count, while Rhinehart was charged with four counts. Preliminary hearings were scheduled for both on Friday, Jan. 31. The first case called involved Jenson and Rhinehart as that time, Deputy County Attorney Nick Sampinos told Eleventh Circuit Court Judge A. John Ruggeri that in Jensons case, a disposition had been reached between the attorneys. Sampinos said that the state would reduce the first degree felony charge to the class A misdemeanor charge in return for a guilty plea to the lesser At charge. In addition, Sampinos said, the state would require as part of the agreement that should a trial be convened against Max Hunt on the first degree felony aggravated robbery charges pending against him, that Jenson would agree to testify for the state in those trials. Ruggeri then repeated to Jenson what the agreement was, saying that he (Jenson) could accept the agreement or reject it. The judge said if Jenson accepted the agreement, the guilty plea would be entered. However, Ruggeri continued, if the agreement was rejected, prosecution would proceed on the felony count. Jenson said he would accept the plea bargaining agreement and entered a plea of guilty to the lesser charge. Ruggeri then ordered the case referred to the courts probation officer for a report prior to sentencing, which was set for Mar. 12 at 9 :30 a.m. The judge asked Sampinos and defense attorney Susan Smith for recommendations on bail for Jenson. Sampinos said he had concerns for Jensons safety and also about whether he would be present for any action against Hunt in district court. He asked that Jenson be placed in protective custody. That request was approved. After Jensons case was concluded, Ruggeri called the pre-senten- ce cases against Rhinehart. Sampinos then told the judge that the state and defense attorney George Harmond nad come to an agreement on disposition of the case. Sampinos said the state would submit an amended information in one of the cases, charging Rhinehart with conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery, a second degree felony. The other cases would be held in abeyance pending the outcome of district court action in the conspiracy case. In return, Sampinos continued, Rhinehart would agree to waive preliminary hearing on the conspiracy charge and be bound over to district court on Sampinos said, the state would require that if the cases against Max Hunt went to trial, Rhinehart would be required to testify as a witness for the state. After ascertaining from Rhinehart that he would accept the agreement, Ruggeri ordered him bound over to answer to the conspiracy charge in district court Feb. 3 at 9:30 a.m. The other three cases were ordered held in abeyance to be recalled upon motion of the state. During his district court appearance, Rhinehart entered a plea of guilty to the second degree felony charge before Seventh District Court Judge Richard C. Davidson. Prior to asking for the defendants plea, the judge told Rhinehart the charge carried a maximum sentence of years in prison andor a fine of up to $10,000. Davidson told Rhinehart he was charged with conspiring with another man to rob the in Price and that Rhinehart was named as the person who had obtained the gun for the crime. After Rhinehart entered his guilty plea, the judge questioned him carefully about his understanding of his rights and told the defendant he would be voluntarily waiving those rights by pleading guilty. After explaining his rights to Mini-Ma- rt him, Davidson accepted Rhineharts guilty plea and asked for recommendations on sentencing from the attorneys. Harmond requested a pre- sentence investigation and report prior to sentencing and Sampinos said he would not object. Sentencing was set for Mar. 3 at 9:30 a.m. Rhinehart was then remanded to the custody of the sheriff. In other district court actions sentence Monday, was pronounced on June Marrie Tidwell on a charge of third degree felony distribution of a controlled substance for value. Davidson noted that the case had been referred to Adult Probation and Parole for a presentence report. He asked defense attorney Bryce K. Bryner if he had any comments on the report. Bryner told the judge he felt the report was very comprehensive. He said he would only point out that Tidwell is only 28 years old and that she is the mother of six children, including two who are not in school yet. Bryner also told Davidson that Tidwell had made of her own volition to take counseling. He said he thought this was a positive step in dealing with her problems. Sampinos said he would concur with the recommendations made in the report and submit the case to the court on that basis. Davidson said he had reviewed the report. He said Tidwell was on the borderline of incarceration because of her previous record. You are standing on the threshold of additional difficulty if you were to come back to this court or any other court, Davidson told Tidwell. If you come back before this court, you will probably be looking at some jail time. The judge then sentenced her arrangements ( Continued on Page 3A ) Child is injured when hit by truck Price boy was struck by a pickup whose driver told officers he hadnt seen the child. The driver was later cited on suspicion of DUI. The accident was reported to officers at 3 : 20 p.m. Jan. 30. Police reports said that a pickup driven by Donald J. Bruggeman, 4, Price, who was riding a big wheel tricycle. The report said that Varner reportedly didnt see the child or realize he had been hit until a neighbor ran in front of the pickup to offer assistance. The child was transported by Varner, 38, Price, reportedly had been backed up in Varners driveway into a position to push a disabled vehicle. The report said Varner allegedly proceeded forward towards the vehicle when the pickup struck Carl Adrian Hospital for treatment. Varner was cited on suspicion of DUI with an injury accident. A breath test allegedly revealed a blood alcohol content of .24. Bail was set at $1,000 in the case. A four-year-o- ld ambulance to Castleview Local youth hurt by accidental gunshot A Carbon County has been transferred to Primary Childrens Medical Center in Salt Lake City after boy being wounded accidentally in his right shoulder. Sheriffs reports identified the youth as Donald Rutherford, Jr., 12, who lives south of Price. He was wounded in the right shoulder by a .22 caliber bullet. Deputies were called to the scene about 5 p.m. Feb. 1 to investigate the incident which reportedly occurred about 15 minutes earlier. Donald Rutherford, Sr. told deputies he had taken his son and a friend, Jeff Blanc, Price, into the fields near their home to shoot for a while. The elder Rutherford returned to the house for a moment and left the two boys in the field. The young Rutherford reportedly went forward to check a paper target, leaving the rifle with the friend while he did so. When Donald was feet away, the gun accidentally discharged and the .22 slug struck Rutherford in the back, entering near the right shoulder and exiting in front of the right shoulder. Blanc reportedly yelled at the elder Rutherford to report the incident. Young Rutherford was transported to Castleview Hospital for treatment. He was later transferred to Primary Childrens Medical Center by Life Flight helicopter for what was reported to be exploratory surgery. Deputies said Blanc was interviewed the next day. He reportedly said that while Rutherford was walking toward the target, he (Blanc) attempted to pump a round into the guns chamber and it accidentally discharged. 8-- |