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Show Page 10 - UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. November 7. 200Q Cove man back in jail Shoshone-Bannoc- k Tribes to host 2002 Olympics after recent release A Hancock Cove man who waa recently released from the Duchesne County jail after serving a one year term for negligent homicide and felony drugconvictions was arrested over the weekend and charged with possession and sale of methamphet amine. Cory S. Taylor, 39, was stopped by Roosevelt police late Saturday night, Nov. 4 for speeding and running a stop light on South State Street Roosevelt Police officer Bill Garza said Taylor was acting suspiciously and had to be' asked two to three times to step out of his vehicle, and denied a request to allow his vehicle to be searched. He was really nervous, very fidgety, sweating and it was fairly cold outside. Based on his actions I requested aconsent search but hedidn't want me in his car at all," said Garza. Taylor failed a field sobriety test and his Probation Officer, Brad Draper was railed to the scene. With the assistance of Roosevelt Police officer Ammon Manning, Draper conducted a search of the vehicle uncovering a small blue plastic container with eight baggies containing approximately one gram of suspected Under the terms of his probation Taylor ia required to allow a search by his probation officer. Taylor allegedly admitted had started out with ten bags of meth. saying half belonged to him and half were for sale, according to police reports. A gram of meth sells for approximately $70 to $80. He wouldn't admit to selling a .St Cory Taylor bag but he had $70 in his pocket It wasn't difficult to follow, said Garza. Taylor was released from jail in August after serving approximately one year in jail alter being convicted in two unrelated cases for negligent homicide in the October 1996 death of a Pleasant Valley woman and on two third degree felony counts for possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufactu re produce and carrying a concealed dangerous weapon. He was booked into the Duchesne Countyjail on a felony for first-degr- possession of methamphetamine with intent distribute, second-degre- e felony of possession of methamphetamine, DUI drugs, speeding and failure to stop at a stop sign. consequences here According to court records, Richman is accused of recklessly causing the death ofSteven Lamb, of Ballard. Lamb was at the time he took his own life by a shotgun blast to the head on May 18. at his business on the outskirts of Roosevelt. Roosevelt police allege that prior to Lambs intentional death he had been using methamphetamine which caused him to become paranoid. According to court documents, letters left behind by Lamb said he obtained the drugs from Richman. Prosecutors in the California case allege much of the same against Geborde, according to an Associated Press story. "The law aays if you have knowledge that a particular conduct is dangerous to human life, you engage in that conduct and that conduct results in death, then you're guilty of murder. said San Bernardino County Deputy District Attorney David Simon. "Just because there hasn't been a case until now doesn't mean it isnt murder." Geborde's alleged victim was Lucas Bielat, a boy who c f' 1.S' 1 'A s, J 'm r, V T . ' ' n" KicsOrganisingCommitteetobethe Salt Lake City. They will represent more than 600 American Indian tribes across the nation in the role. The Olympics are more than just the games we see on television, said tribal leader Delbert Farmer, who has been chosen to direct the local effort. Its basically a big celebration of art and culture somewhat like a fair He said the Olympics would be an opportunity for the Shoshone-Bannoc- k Tribe to do some public 'I'W'siJ ACOODCUEANLNG Work crew from Val Kooer&Sons out ofBrighamCity have beendeaningout sewer lines in Roosevelt. They have about another two weeks before the long project will be completed. City work. The city's sewers residents should not experience any interruptions in their sewer service during the clean-ou- t lines haven't been given a cleaning like this for an estimated 30 years. relations work with other tribeswho attend the Games. Farmer said he was approached by Larry Blackhair from Native American 2000 an organization that has been endorsed by the organizing comwith the request. mittee Farmer said Blackhair. a member of the Northern Ute Tribe, told him that he had been unable to get a Utah tribe tofUl the role because they were not willing or able to make the com' mitment. v The host tribes responsibilities include planning the welcoming activities for the International athletes and visitors. They have about 15 months remaining for organizing and two-mon- th California trial of alleged drug dealer could have The trial this week or an alleged drug dealer from Los Angeles could play a role in an similar case recently tiled in 8 District Court in Roosevelt. In both cases the defendants are accused of causing the death of another by suppling them with illegal drugs. Troy Ge horde, 30, an aspiring DJ and actor is on trial this week in San Bernardino County, Calif, for second-degre- e murder for allegedly causing the death of a boy at a party Iqr supplying him with the popular designer drugGHB without warning him of its potential danger. It mgy be the first such rase to go to trial in the country. A similar case will soon be making its way through the courta in Duchesne County. Late last month, Val R. Richman. 43. Roosevelt, was charged with second degree felony manslaughter for allegedly supplying methamphetamine to a man who committed suicide last summer. Tribes The Shoshone-Bannoc-k have been asked by the arts and cultural division of the Salt Lake Olym- - attended an rave party in the Southern California high desert five years ago. Bielat died in the desert after chugging a drink containing GHB a drug gamma hydroxybutyrate known Tor its intoxics tingefTect The drug, which was once sold over in health food stores as a natural food supplement, has now been outlawed. Defense attorney Frank Peasley maintains that Gebordes actions did not amount to murder and the dangers ofGHB have been exaggerated. Some ofthe witnesses at the party say Geborde did tell party-goer- s to be careful with the drug. In addition to the felony manslaughter charge, Richman is also charged with twoaecond degree felony counts for distribution of methamphetamine, a class A misdemeanor for possession of a controlled substance with a prior conviction and a class B misdemeanor for possession of drug paraphernalia. Last week in a bail hearing, Richman $50,000 bail was dropped and he was released i his own recognizance with stipulations that he submit to random drug testing. Richman 's bail had previously been lowered to $15,000 at hearing earlier in Duchesne.before it was dropped during the Roosevelt court hearing. Duchesne County Attorney Herb Gillespie did not object to the dismissal of the bail requirements. Stolen firearms recovered by jail work crew A work crew from the Uintah Countyjail was cleaning the roadside near the Brush Creek and Island Park intersection and found an ammunition box. This ammunition box contained five firearms. The box was turned over to Uintah County deputy JasonSmith who later turned the box over to Pgl. Steve Hatxidakia. The firearms, which were ex- - Defense attorneys say teen who killed friend should get a new trial Just over a month sines Colby Brooke Shumway was con- victed by aSslt Lake jury ofmurderChristopher Ray ing while he slept, Shumway's attorneys say he should get a new trial because ofjuror misconduct. Shumway was found guilty of stabbing his best friend 39 times during a Jan. 23 aleepover at Ray's house. Jurors deliberated less than three hours. Shumway waa sentenced to a term of five years to life in the Utah State Prison, and a one to 15 year concurrent prison sentence (In' tampering with evidence. . juror in Question was contacted and aid she did not discuss the rase with her husband, who is an attorney snd knew that it would be improper to talk about the trial. Third District Judge Roger Livingston said he saw no evidence of juror misconduct He ia expected to rule on the request this week after hearing oral arguments. Ray has family members who reside in Duchesne County. His great-auMargie Brady of Bluebell, said that Shumway spent time with Ray snd his family at the family's property at Sandwash Reservoir on numerous occasions. After sentencing Rays family said they felt that if Shumway were ever released from prison that he would murder again, adding that he did not show remorse for killing his best friend, and lied about what had happened despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. nt Defense attorney Clayne Corey argued last week that one of the contaminated the jury pool because she drove to and from the three day trial with her husband and took her notepad home from the trial each night. Corev requested more time to file a formal motion for a new trial. Under the law, motions for a new trial must be filed within 10 days of sentencing and Shumways attorneys missed the deadline by two days. Prosecuting attorney Katherine Bernards-Goodma- n called the request preposterous. She said the ju-ro- rs The Shoshone-Bannoc- k Planning. requesting input from tribes across the country in order to represent every aspect of Native American culture to Olympian and visitors to the Games. A meeting has been scheduled to work out the details between the committee and the Shoshone-Bannoc- k. Hullinger Mortuary to participate in balloon release The Hullinger Mortuary at Roosevelt, will participate in a local balloon release on Veterans Day -2000, Saturday, Nov. 11 u part of a g national campaign featuring a coordinated national balloon release. Participating funeral homes, in observances planned across the nation, will release balloons at 11:45 a.m. at the Roosevelt Memorial park. For a donation of $ 10, a person or a family may specify a name of someone who served overseas or on the home front during World War 11 to be written on the balloon prior to release. Please call the Hullingers with your order by Nov. 10. The local observance is part of a nationwide campaign called Celebration of Freedom sponsored by the National Funeral DirectoreAssociatioii, and the funeral profession, to honor those who helped and the Lincoln Memorial. John Hullinger. owner ofHuILnger Mortuary said, We are pleased and proud to be involved in this effort. Recognition ofthase who gave so much in World War II is long overdue. The National Funeral Directors Association iNFDA) founded in 1882 and serving more than 13,000 members, ia the world's oldest and largest funeral service organization, with headquarters in Brookfield. Wisco li fund-raisin- fund-raisin- g tre me ly rusted, were cleaned up to the point where serial number could be identified. Three of the firearms were identified as stolen. Two of the firearms were stolen from the Vernal area and one was stolen from the Pocatello, Idaho area. The owners have been identified and will be contacted regarding the recovery. Thetvno firearms that were reported stolen were reported on Oct 24. 1995 snd recovered on Oct. 24, 2000. The firearm stolen horn Idaho was reported stolen in Sept 1995. The other two have not been identified ss being stolen as yet, but the investigation is continuing. THE BRfiDY BUNCH Leo Brady was bom in Bridgeland, Utah and Lareta Mayhew was bom in Duchesne, Utah. They started their schooling in Duchesne and they graduated from Duchesne High. They were both active in school programs. Leo played basketball all through high school where he was one of the star players. Leo attended B.Y.U. and also studied law. He decided he would rather be sin, a western suburb of Milwaukee. For more information please contact: John Hullinger or Roger Hullinger at win World War IL The balloon release coincides with groundbreaking that day in Washington, D.C. for the National World War II Memorial. The National Funeral Directors Association has helped raise millions of dollars to help underwrite the memorial, located on a 7.4 acre site between the Washington Monument high-power- Utah Department of Health launches Smoking Quit line Felony molestation counts amended, guilty pleas entered Two men accused of molesting a woman in front ofa Roosevelt Maver-ickstohave pleaded guilty to leaser chargee in connection with the crime. Matthew Wasson. 38, of Randlett and Nevada, and Melvin Atwine, 63, Neola, were originally charged with second-degre- e forcible sexual abuse in the Aug. 15 incident. Last Thursday in 8 District Court in Roosevelt, they each entered guilty pleas to a reduced charge of class A misdemeanor sexual battery. Wasaon was given credit for the 2 1 days he spent in jail. Atwine waa ordered to serve 10 days in the Duchesne Countyjail. Both men were ordered to complete a six month alcohol treatment course. They were placed on two years probation and instructed to pay fines. The two men were arrested shortly after their victim contacted police. The woman, who was passing throui Roosevelt on her way home to California, was waiting for her boyfriend outside the convenience store at about 3 p.m. when Wsssonand Atwine, who were intoxicated, approached her and began to fondle her and hold her against her will. Governor Michael Leavitt unveiled a new statewide tobacco quit line for youth, at a recent presa conference at Granite High. The Utah Department of Health initiated the quit line aa one of its nugor youth smoking cassation strategies. Nina Santoa, a Granite High student made the inaugural Utah quit line call as her dasamateacheered and launched balloons in celebration. Our state is the first in the nation to establish astatewide smokingees-aatio-n quit line for youth, aid Leavitt I am pleased this tool, put into place to help ouryouth live longer, re smoke- five lives, is one ofthe first tangible benefits of the Tobacco Master Settle- ment Agreement for Utahns The quit line, 1 (8788) offers live tobacco cessation counseling for youth ages 12 19, as well as referrals to additional services cessation booklets and kits filled with quitting aids such as gum, straws rail files and pen The quit lint hours are Monday Thursday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m Friday, 10sm.-6p.rand Saturday, lOsm. 2 p.m. state-of-the-a- rt Youth interested in quitting ran speak with a trained cessation specialist for up to 40 minute and can choose to receive follow-u- p calls over a three to four month period. Callers wanting additional follow up will be referred to local resources such as the Utah Department of Health's END (Ending Nicotine Dependence) program. Youth will also receive incentives for participating and completing the program. Parents can request two pamphlets with das and don't 's for supporting their teens' effort to quit. Richard Melton. Deputy Director of the Utah Department of Health reported that over 33,000 Utah youth use tobacco, and according to the US Department of Health and Human Services 70 percent are thinking about quitting. - - For more information regarding the quit line and other programs contact the Utah ment of Health at anti-tobao- co Depart- n. National WWII Memorial Fund Raiser - , Ita - Ai , - Sponsored . t , , uulliner Mortuary Balloon Release Veterans Day Sat. Nov. 11 at 11:45 a.m. Roosevelt Memorial Park a farmer and rancher. Lareta was raised on a ranch not far from where she and Leo built up one of the best cattle ranches in the Uintah Basin. They fell in love during high school. Together they raised and educated four boys and four girls. They all worked as a team and they made the ranch a ForadonalionofSIO success. Leo has held many public offices. His years of experience working with the Central Utah Water Conservancy District have made him better informed on the water situation and Is easy to talk to. Lareta said, We in I our area than have know. He problems anyone always been together and I will had to be efficient to receive so many always be by his side supporting in with connection him. How could he not give his best water concerns appointments in the Uintah Basin. with that kind of support and Leo loves being with his family, and he has encouragement. held many positions of responsibility in his George Marett church. He loves people. He listens well, and he Retired Duchesne County Sheriff P:0 POLITICAL ADVERTISING WATCH OUT! rifle was found near This 22 caliber 250 McDonald s in Roosevelt on Friday. Nov. 3 just after noon. It contained five bullets, one of hkh w as in the chamber ready to the fired. The woman w ho spotted the rifle on the grass area northeast of the fast food restaurant picked it up and took it to the Roosevelt Police station, where it is waiting to be claimed. Police expressed their thanks to the woman for her involvement. Had the loaded gun been found by children or teenagers it could have been easily discharged, perhaps with serious consequences. 722-242- you can specify aWicrans name to be written on the ballooh prior to release. f (AH proceeds will go to the National WWII Memorial Fund) Celebrathni ofFreedom ( Call with your onhfr by Friday November 10th (435) 722-24- 26 |
