Show 1 ©IFMIMI A3 Local state m—mmam—mm-mm—m—-m and regional news In brief Logan ir Trial date set for sex abuse case A one-da-y jury trial date has been scheduled for a Logan man accused of sexually abusing a woman who has Down syndrome in 1998 Bert Walton 58 nude a brief appeanuice in court Monday and his lawyer Shannon Demler asked 1st District Court Judge Thomas Will- morefor a trial hearing Walton was arrested in January for allegedly sexually abusing the woman between February and March 1998 court documents state Cache County Attorney Scott Wyatt alleges Walton fondled the woman and kissed her on several different occasions Wyatt argued during a February preliminary hearing that although the woman is 22 she has the mental capacity cif a y and could not intelligently d consent to the sexual relationship Willmorc bound Walton over for ( trial after the February preliminary hearing Preliminary hearings are held in felony cases to determine if prosecutors have enough evidence against a defendant to warrant a trial Walton is scheduled to go to trial in the case June 5 By Jeremiah Startler staff writer respondent lay prostrate on the ground having handed over his credentials a military officer pulled a ' pistol from his belt and shot him in : the back of the head “It incensed me so bad Wallace said “I knew I couldn’t go down there and do anything but I had this feeling that I needed to be back in the Army to do something I felt I ! He served his time in the jungles of Vietnam having been drifted days after the New Year in 1967 His one-yetour ended in the fall of 1968 So did his interest in the Army He spoke little of Vietnam — so little that some rtf his college buddies still don’t know of his service But in 1979 Dave Wallace changed his mind El Salvador was engaged in a vicious civil war in which the United States was backing die standing government What changed his timid was tbe image a national news correspondent bring shot to death Wallacerecalls vividly the broadcasted images of a reporter being ordered to step down from his jeep at a government blockade As the cor ar V'rv- -- Ij Dave Wallace had the responsibility to serve” Wallace reenlisted Now 24 years later the Hymm man is bring deployed to the Middle East as part of the war on terrorism He is no longer in the Army — which is s story in itself — but is rather serving as a fire fighter for the 419 Fighter Wing at Hili Air Force Base It wasn’t his first choice of occupation nor was it his second But Wallace said has found “I’m very very sorry for what I have done" i -- dismissed “I’m very very Sony for what I have done” Welch told the court Monday before being sentenced “It definitely won’t happen again” Cache County Attorney Bruce Ward said Welch was a “moderate" risk to the community and submitted his recommendation for sentencing based on a report created by the adult parole and probation depart-- ‘ ment Fust District Court Judge Willmorc will ce : The Board of Education of tha Logan City School District wil meet at 4:30 pm on Tuesday in the board room of the dstrict offices 101 W Center St Agenda items include: Recognizing student achievement Recognizing Wilson Elementaiy School winner of the 2001-0- 2 International Readbig Association Exemplary Readng Award Program Will-mo- p ‘V: ''' ' :A A tinng TirOTlQnt meeton Tuesday at 6:30 pm at ' fire cy ofllca bUkfing 1 5 S Main Agenda Rems Indude: Reviewing a business Icense appflcatkxi from Irene Einzinger for Irene Interpreting Translating Services a!180 W 225 North i burinesslcense Revlewing M ll from appucanon MyncK noootns tot Dimension Design at 349 N Home- stftnri Cfnirt Discussing sewer billing for vacant wM Smithfield man arrested after ' M Smithfield man was A you-oarrested early Sunday after allegedly car on a high-spechase through town and and a tvro-mile foot much Erik Andrew Fraser 20 was found about 413jmL hiding mdto back of a truck in Eui garage after the chase aod search Smithfield Police Chief John McCoy arid Fraser was anest- hd on iuqiirion of felony evasion failure to stop fora : atop sign! class-- misdemeanor ’redden driving befog in possession alcohri rtd DUL all chw-- mifr demeanors StridrffoMpriiro officer Robert ! ed w a pubfc hearing on ari ordnance modfflcation to make the city coda more compatible with Utah ’ Hokitogapybfchearingonen' third-degr- ee ainf exception to the paildng regulatione for residence for persons witfi dsaMK ties and residential facility for the U C B See AGENDAS on M -- 66 ' 'vv'--- ' -- '" i v high-spee- apology to her - Bron-poli- ce r : W: - r it r - - - - chase d Olson initially stopped Fraser’s V Bronco about 2 ajn for making “some noticeable illegal turns” McCoy said “At one point in time Whrii Olson approached the co Fraser looked at him and reportthe driver tried to turn ’ ' arid edly drove off : actually spun ‘Tlto officer recognidto driver around towards the offifrom previous stop last week i McCoy said cer and took off again” This chase began on 250 East and 200 Norr in Smithfirid and wort -wrot before going east v Dry Canybn Road ' While officen from the Cache die driver in time “Aji ope print : County Sheriff’s Office and die j'trjed to turn and actually qwn : North Park and Logan police depait-around tpwaids the officer and took merits patrolled die area looking for off againi McCoy said ' die chase during reportedly Ruet Olson and a Loon police SpPedi ' readied 65 mph before die Bronco ' officer tracked Fraser s footprints was fouod abandon in some snow on back through mud and snow to his - I APpholo ThetratercbntalnedaloadoflireaandduetotheafficultyinpulMiigoutlha blaze the bottom ofthe traler was cut and a crane used to Iff up the cut ‘portion in order to allow firefighters better access to the fire '' t-- Willmore agreed with Ward and ce recommen- accepted die datum He suspended a prison term of one to for Welch and ordered him to biq taken immediately into die custody of the Cache County Jail In addition to jail time Welch was also ordered to undergo a sex offender therapy program pay for counseling for die victim and write a letter of that caught fire after ruing Firefighters saw open the skfe of a tractor-rate- r down an embankment off Interstate 15 on Monday near Harrisburg Utah V 7 The Providence City Council ? ' re 15-ye- ' J - “By all accounts you should he going to the 'Utah State Prison” said Reviewing and approving 2001-0- 2 revised budget Discussing concerns and reports of board members 'HKaged ' agreed-- requests ordnance modulation to provide Jared Welch several times prior to that court documents state Welch was arrested Jan 17 by the Cache County Sheriffs Office He admitted to investigators last year that he had sexual contact with the teen Sheriffs Lt Dave Bennett said Welch pleaded guilty in February to one charge of forcible sex abuse a second-degre- e felony Per the plea agreement two identical charges were 00 '' - 66 dta law See FIRE on A6 David Jared Welch 23 was sentenced to 90 days in jail fined $1000 and given three years probation for fondling the teen in July 2001 and regu-lart- bunding 113 E Center St Agenda items indude: Considering replacing the current alcohol ordinance found in of the Code of Revieed Chapter Ordnances of the City of Hyde Park ' But in June he and 12 other Utahns will be reassigned to one of five Middle East Air Force bases He isn’t sure which one and said he probably won’t know until he boards the plane A handful of Ellsworth firemen ' have already been stationed on a little island near Oman a country A Hyrum man was sentenced to jail Monday for molesting a girl several times over a period of y a pubic hearing during Its scheduled cound meeting on Tuesday at 7:15 pjn at the city office ' attacks By Jason Bergraen staff writer Agondos Hotdng spills and responding to heart t Logan police responded to an area near Willow Psrk Saturday morning where a dog was found dead hanging in a tree The female yellow Labrador retriever mix was discovered about 6:30 ajn near 419 W 700 South Lt Greg Ridler said Few details are known about how die dog got there but Ridler said die dog showed signs of head injuries and may have been hit by a car before being placed in die tree about 13 feet above die ground An officer responded to the area and cut the dog down Ridler said Animal control also reportedly responded The dog was not wearing a collar or tags Ridler said There were no reported witnesses to the hanging : fire station with 70 other firemen His charge has resembled civilian fire service extinguishing house-fir- es cleaning up hazardous waste years 7 The Hyde Park CttyCounc id sentenced for sex abuse Labrador found hanging in tree Approringout-of-tatefi0kHl1- half-a-wor- Hyrum man 9-- hoM full-tim- fire-fighti- ng ear-ol- - its way into Jiis blood Since late October Wallace has e at Ellsworth Air saved Force Base in South Dakota There away from the war front he has manned die base’s Smithfield house miles away where he was arrested McCoy said No injuries or property damage were reported in the chase After being caught Ftaser told 'police he ran because he didn’t want a DUI and he was scared McCoy aid-- vie' Fraser was taken tp the North Park Police Department where he reportedly submitted to a breathalyzer test He registered a blood alcohol level of 139 McQoy said more than oner times above the Utah’s f legal driving limit of D8 V:’ Fraser was fooi transported and borifod into the Cache County Jail V An initial court hearing in his case has not been set : k ( -- I f ' - ! ' I r - and-a-h- alf i I "'"I |