Show Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Dill iMMln Uufi couniv S25JM out of county 4 monifit Senior Cltlzana (Si and otdart 1 (900 In count' 120 00 out of court USPS Ysl 0 SO 1 1022 Csserrfegf 2 L 13 23 Archuleta found guilty of first degree murder MFeI Anthony ArffiuIrTA ha Fen fraud gm try A murdering Gutdtm Ray Church Jury debhetxtvin Fgan tFrrly after 4tF Dstncl Court m 9 a m Dec 15 Provo After more feu eight Furs the to predirg pvtge yiry announced Raflif them verdict was fat try George of murder iff tf flrt degree The jury also Fad Coe nyvm tA finding (he putty tA second drptx murder or tvA gentry Achdeta tA Salem met tfe victim m VC (better mu student in Ce4 m City mi (he mgh tA Hev 21 VAX He and Lance Conway Wwr f wen with Church M nearby Cedar Cmym a her He aa assaulted Church then stuffed rrffo (he tr e k (A bit own car ami uieff in fe Vog Valley area near Cove Fort where ft was and F Fdy t u Fird ArcFiilera and Wood (hen drove Church ' tar In S tk fuke City where (hey 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were swot county tecterey‘ tAfex fe feet AT fepmaei and fe r od deprvr4 Caff vf wfft YlVijr f wet made m vty ffrri fe fod jyZJ depvtVtexM was exit Fudge l'm fe AVff fiber if V0J ex'y" tvfeXS wd H'rrM 5 w mrememed hm fe orety I Fed get rvjMC r ewt were made Vg'e "W war aeff a 5 W cut a d fe aad ggeamd Fwld d Fdget" I watffed to "There were torn mgs dv wdJ fe swjdVavae fha we erff H's road wenteftett g we wary do dr ten fe Fa w gate vndc l afford lo year " Ta teee-twll Fatve so do I eroergeve y getter wen ard ar evacor (4rparff sd py tempt to tWKk fe victim with a Faftery jumper table He alsosaid Word stafd fee victim fermijh fee rectum with a tire iron The Ftdy was then drayyed into the brush and buried in a shallow pave Huiet recalled asking Archuleta why "Lance was on fe edge it happened because bn girlfriend Fad left him" Archuleta said And Word was drunk "lmce was pretty fired tip" Fe sad The three Fmr interview was at one prent wfn Huiet and Archuleta went to the jail cafeteria to have Thanksgiving dinner Faula Fines Archuleta's et grl (nerd sad she talked wife him on fee telephcme several times after Fe was fr sad Archuleta (old her (hat Fave set Chech Fad mked Archuleta with him in Cedar Canyon Archuletaa’ frst agreed Ftff could tee go through with e Peer sad Archuleta told her Church then approached Word ard Word at lar ked him S said Archuleta told what Fapipened at Dog Valley "Gordon tried to get away" she recalled Archuleta saying Tmce grabbed a piece of equipment used to charge tires ard started " swinging asked Archuleta why it happened "They couldn't let him go they would Fave Feen Uencd in" sf feild yrron "T asked why it was so sloppy" si sad "He sad because it wasn 't planned If it had been planned it would have been neater" TLKADAV Mffard Ctemty Sheriff s deputy Charles Stewart interviewed Archuleta feree times after fe arrest He lest fled using transcripts from fee tajd interviews tfiat Archuleta gave corifhcting statemerffa about fee come Stewart sad Archuleta told him why Word nttacked Church at Cedar Cttytei "He was drunk "Archuleta said ' He was mad at Fis girlfriend ddn't kwr what was on F mind- He was pretty tanked " Archuleta told Stewart I Fit Church wife Fis hard at Dog Valley "I uted no weapon on him at all" he sad "Tiiat's fe honest to God's (ruth nglt femrs" Stewart asked if Cfiurch sad anything a Archuleta recalled Dog Valley Church sad "'Why are you doir g feus?' or someth ng hke that I really can't temem g jess he more or less krw vfeal was gfnrg to happen to him fddn'l tell him we were going to kill him or anything" Archuleta sad Church pleaded for his life "He kept saying he wouHn't tat on w" f tAd Stewart Why dd it happen Stewart atked "Well 1'B tel! you tight ur " Arch le'a sad "what they say or fe news avrt I itAAest y ard set (hat wasn't it at all don't know what fe mrffive was Tiers waa no motive at all It yst started trt A hffle aavAat avl arditerdedfeat way start you go off the deep erd Ve Mfflokill fekd 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toemtyw ide" bff rn j wet Der lo Saud fa The Pere’or Jetov1 Fwlget dealt wife prepare g led pw kage ndtert pea w vt tow rA to f "I should be mshed Ue taking ar other human’s life " Dr Sharon Schnittier assistant di rerue tA the stare medial examiner's tA fice two Fmrt to identify the multiple wounds lornd tn tin autopsy of the victim wo day s after the murder Schmnirr sad the vicfrt sustained multiple blows to fe Fead Oder wounds included two knife cuts to fe neck a broken arm and multiple tr scrapes and bruises all overt! body sad foil injures found on the vetm’s gen fait could Fave been caused by fee clamp tA battery cables foil'd at Velley Schnfftk et sad $r two pure vefm's lvtr !re wurds in cor tided the wounds were aessv-nwrh a tre irrm frard in fee tr t of tre victim 'scar bfesadfeeirte wasprea Wy thrust irro fee victim's bed y through uk lg (rtd fe KiS amus a dstare tA a aot 4 et're ters s wmnd "He dd not Lve Jreg after was mflted" si sad Hut sree lttle blrad emerged from fee woo'd (A tP corelided it was tee fee ca h fleath tame from "mu! pie severe blrws caustf g multij egg shed the vfm's skuBst tesufed There were at least eght or nire blows to the head the sad " He died faidy t j ick ly after fee bea injures" si sad Tr At me faafrf Archuleta told Se wart Arc rrwasua trarg 0J Td ttt pt ard What were you gorg tj dr Lcphn asked "I feutk fere was sorrethrg menriord alxaff puttirg Gordon m fe trurk ard beadrg for halt Lake Cify " There Wod was goirg to drive fe car clff wife Church still in fe trunk Instead they t arned off freeway at Dog Valley W'hat were you thrking fat pi in asked "I fevughl maybe Grjrdon wasn't going to leave fe canyon" Archuleta sad "I was thinking about leaving fe off Tax hearing postponed JV11 fewer people arierded fe ledger to pas year g "fc iff we Fad sort g'ed canrrrw Vyler sad "TFy ren pntnfrd off ar error we Fad a our la Mfelard for Fm District We hadn't fg aed in revenue fnan fe prying tuevanerrs so we added that m to pea Thar Frjad caa Fdge " Am edur at g pM fg ae at aheaff 5 frar) paa pat'ats "Ow W'ra are you do' g at f' recalled O ech tsyirg "We’re m trouble" A"rlc'a re Ctor ttertAered g "W'e cl hrn up ard dori up hm m fe tritfk " I hu hid pa u cos during testimony to wipe away tears llYit) Fara vtm ln herI Vffte Tr pw kage will be spiff into three parts to alJrw local firrrs a Fitter ctaru'c "W alw feeeght we migb' to get lower Fads Fry Freaking it down tnmxgettAe itrrr" fffyler sad Tr ttetfxA m trying to get pe1 fmarctfig f'rn fe stare Corrrrutf ff al Impact Iord Fwt constructxn ready alkeared f abearf n ( st1 needed to Fufed fe pee fee dstrxt wants Th tonrtiy w3 rrcet with fe Hoard m lansary lo try to work raff a pakage feu so uld prod fe motey rexvA "Ws may try to stretch ff so feu we can Ftffow I' treat feu JO years so we can Farve a Iff'le mrae ttvtrey m case fere are cos ttvenutx" tylet sad CtxxOtoUati won't Fgm Ffore March V sad "I would feri fe f 'arrfei July would be our g rard ge The prose uvfl rested WFDNFADAV Mehael Archuleta few k He id his story tinder qsrorirg by ns atrorry Mcbael fjtplm He said he couldn't corr plcte a set a! act wife the victm ir Cedar Car yon h wire I ard V ed had Church in Church's car He sad Vod Cfc rch ap aaaked (row I I Word wat carg hirn a ptfk" I tad "He tad feat a number of femes J si win I was r ghi in (tei tA r he ” tiiced fwtfdor' r Messiah performances draw hundreds Port or mar':" ofHanrjrjls Messiah in Baker Nevada arid in Delta and r illmore drew ttundrtjds The Baker pfjdormance was held f rrday Dec 8 the Delta was Sunday Dec 10 arid the fillmoro pedormance took place Sunday Dec 17 The Cskdale orchestra participated tn the Messiah Doug Ctukis conducted The DeHa program a 20 year tradition was again under the direction of Joe Moody with Ciena Moody as pianist Choral mrrtArrs from the F illrnore area provided assistance to the Delta Messiah including pome of the solos Some west county resdents also padepauxj in the I illrnore Messiah TM VJestMAtard Cultural Courtcil ard the F illrnore Ads Council made tubdanua! contributions to f vs success otlhep jdormarces m the area The Intern ountain Power A ta pfiffnst Faring Ffae the state Ta Commie ion Fcdulcd fa Tuesday Imc 9 ha Fen fxitjetfcd The delay was requested Fcacse IPA attrari ey Mark Hut hi has lccn bos pitali red fa treatment of a bat k injury Mllad County Adminislrata Pohyn Pearson sad IPA which run Intermountain Power Project nrath tf Delta pad $2f millitai in prripcrty taxes lat year but ftf tffelcd 44 percent of fexise Uses TF ptf'ffcsted prtftan was rut tfi to an esenrw accrrstfit TF party that prevails in fe tfffest will claim fe account The protest is mark corn pic by fe of IPP power plant and fe large sine nurnFrr lasing junvlictir ms involved X! megawatt prwcr plant serve The 2b Dub mun a pa! ics ard sis southern California cities inclulmg Iff Ange-lPlan! !aci!ili are in 14 Utah counties ard ut Nevada aid California wilrctsed tn Istues scFdulcd to fe Faring mclurkd wFfer IPA sFnild used aixording lo 1 percentage of used output which of two formulas for determining ditrfeiuiionof Utri involved to many junsdictums F F See IPA page 2 |