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Show old injured Grandmother of law day care wants to see one-year-- at a-ne- w care were not aware of this. There is no legal or licensing requirement for day care centers to disclose information about a child who may pose a threat to other children. Hopefully I am going to work to get this law changed. If I were a parent I would want to know, said McCarley. This isnt a normal bite ... I dont want to see this happen to another child. The attack on the occurred outsidejustas day care work-- By Leilee E. Whiting The grandmother of a boy who waa zeverely bitten and assaulted by a boy at a Vernal day care center said she wants to see a law that would mandate day care providers to disclose information to parents when they haveachild with a history of violent or destructive behavior. Shari McCar leys grandson sustained 12 bite marks, head abrasions, bruises and torn tissue inside his upper lip when he was allegedly attacked by another toddler on June 14. The youngster accused in the attack hada history ofbiting, according to McCar ley, but she said parents who had children attending the day ld two-year-o-ld ld The victim was taken to the Ashley Valley Medical Center by his mother for treatment Immediately after the incident occurred the day care owner called Road rage incident over Strawberry ends in arrest A Westminister, Colo, man on federal probation was arrested without incident Monday afternoon, Aug. 3, just west of Roosevelt in connection with an alleged road rage incident. According to Boosevelt Police Chief Steve Hooley, Wyatt P. Woolsey, 20, is accused of pulling a guh on the driver of another vehicle who allegedly tried to block him cfTin a passing lane while traveling on Highway 40 near Strawberry Reservoir inWasatch County. The driver of the car notified a U.8. Forest Service official who put out an attempt to locate on the 2001 Lincoln Continental driven by Wooteqy. The vehicle was spotted on Highway 40 just west ofthe Roosevelt Cemetery by Bureau oflndian Affairs Police officer Scott Bush who called for reinforcements. Bush, alongwith Duchesne County Sheriff Sgt. Dale Johnson and Roosevelt Police oflicer Shawn Denver made a felony stop on the car, brieQy shutting down Highway 40. Woolsey, who was traveling with a female passenger was apprehended without incident He allegedly admitted to pulling the gun on the car during the incident. His passenger was not charged. Woolsey was booked into the Duchesne County Jail and charged with a third-degre-e felony count of felon in poeeessioiyrf a firearm, and two class A misdemeanors for brandishing a firearm and possession of an altered-seria- l number on a firearm. He will be prosecuted by Wasatch County officials on the brandishing charge, said Hooley. The U.S. Attorneys office is also expected to file a charge against Woolsey for transporting an unlawful firearm across state lines, hesaid. state licensingofTIcials to report what had happened, said Utah Department Bureau of Licensing Southern Region Manager David Eagar. i Eagar said that while there are laws mandating that parents be notified when their children are injured or in ah accident while in day care, there is no rule stipulating that day care providers inform parents of other children who pose proven or possible health or safety threats. In order to change licensing requirements measure would have to be introduced legislatively, he stated. If a facility wanted to inform parents that would be fine, but we dont have a requirement for that, he said adding that confidentiality issues and "labeling concerns would come into play if disclosures were made. White the day care owner was cited for two minor deficiencies, neither state licensing officiate nor Uintah County investigators found the day care to be negligent in the case. "There is no sanction on the license. This center has a very good record and this is a very unfortunate thing that happened. The director called us and did not try to hide anything, said Eagar. He said the deficiencies the provider was cited for included not having adult supervision "within the ratios" and havingyounger children in a mixed group with older children. Both problems were immediately corrected, he stated. Vernal city prosecutor Clark after his investigation revealed that "there wasnt sufficient evidence to meet the states high burden of proof required in a criminal negligence case. The day care provider said she was did bite when aware the he came into her care a few months ago, but he had never exhibited behavior anywhere near what happened on June 14. When he did bite another child, parents of the child were notified, just as they are when their child falls down and scrapes a knee or gets a bump, she said. two-year-o- Citizen's report leads to arrest Deborah Alexander Hatch, 40; Paul Shane Fisher, 28; Carla Marie Peters, 39, all from Vernal, were a in Lapoint, August 26 after a citizen contacted Central Dispatch to report erratic dri ving. Hatch, the driver, was booked in the Uintah County Jail on a charge of DUIalco-ho- l. Fisher was jailed on a 72 hour to the court records, According for a probation violation. Peters hold violation was caughtbysDWR oflicer was placed in jail on a Charge of poswho realized the cougar was taken in ' session of marijuana with the intent the wrong un it by the description the to distribute. Ohio man gave when he checked the A citizen reported the erratic drivcougar in. ing around 2 p.m. on the Paradise susMitchell was given a one-yePark Road, and then followed the pended jail sentence, fined $500, and vehicle to a convenience store in the ordered to pay $500 in restitution for Sheriffs the cougar. He was also ordered to Lapointarea. Uintah Countymade conByron Anthoney Corporal reimburse huiclient the $2,500 he . tact with the occupants. reimand for hunt the guided paid ofthe asked of One the subjects cost travel and him of for the burse ficer to get some prescription medilodging expenses he incurred in order cation out of duffle bag, and white to come back to Duchesne testify at the item three pteistic bags of getting trial. the to be marijuana was what appeared According to court records, the discovered. It was determined that victim said if he could get the cougar the marijuana weighs 83 grams. All kin he would forego collecting the were transported to the Uintah $2J00 return on the fee he paid for three the guided hunt. An arrangement County Jail. Uintah County Sheriff Rick waa expected to be worked out beHawkins expressed thanks to the cititween the victim and the DWR. zen for taking time to get involved Mitchell faceeaeecondjury trial in and calling Central Dispatch. Ifthis Nounrelated in case a similar but citizen had not called in, there could vember, pending a settlement. easily have been an accident where either of these people or innocent people could have been injured or killed. I again want to thank this person for helping us do our job and making the streets ofUintah County safe. Jury finds guide liable - An 8 District Court jury found a hunting &uide liable for allowing his client to kill a cougar in an area for which he did not have a permit Mat-thew L. Mitchell, 30, Duchesne, was found guilty ofadassAmiademeanor for wanton destruction of protected wildlife by a jury on Fri- -. er . . - PaecLl to consider mandatory death penalty in police killings McCartey said she hasnever heard anything bad about the day care where the attack occurred, but does hold the day care workers responsible and feels frustrated because no criminal charges were filed in the case. She is filing a personal injury lawsuit against the daycare to recover medical costs and other dam ages for her grandson. The Roosevelt City Council has asked Uintah Basin Lawmakers for their feelingB on whether a mandatory death penalty would be "applicable in this state for anyone convicted of intentionally taking the life ofaswom peace officer acting within the scope of his duties. Utah does not have a mandatory death penalty for such a crime. "It is an unfortunate reality that a clear disregard for the life and authority of our police officers has been manifest in our state. The recent deaths oftwo officers is of paramount concern to us," the tetter stales. Our community has suffered greatly and will continue to suffer because ofthe willful disregard one person had for the life of our police chief. We feel that in instances such as this, a man Unemployment Round the clock answers to your insurance queries The Utah Department of Workforce Services, "Utahs Job Connection, Unemployment Insurance Division recently introduced a new internet that enables unemployment benefit customers to access current claim information twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. The Current Claims Information System (CCIS) provides customers current eligibility status, tax withholding status, and an account transaction history. Claimants can also see how much tax has been withheld from benefit payments during the past five years, receive a completed 1099 form for tlie previous tax year, and request a direct deposit form. To um this new service, UI claimants access a secure webeite datory death penalty should be applied. Council members said they would be ready to assist in any efforts to enact any appropriate legislation. Rep. Gordon Snow said the issue certainly deserves consideration, but noted that it ia impossible to create a law to cover every circumstance in cases where crimes vary greatly. Our judicial system has the responsibility to Bort the facte and impose proper punishment, Snow stated. Making the penalty greater when a crime is committed by or against a certain group of people ia called an enhanced penalty. Normally I would be opposed to such penalties. One in 32 jailed, paroled or on probation in the U.S. (http:ui.dwB.8tate.ut.UB UISstatuaLogin.asp) and submit their social security number and personal identification number (PIN.) Individuals who wish to receive more information about Utahs unemployment insurance 2(X)- City Council asks lawmakers two-year-o-ld McClellan declined to file any charges Wyatt Woolsey UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. September 4. When the incident took place we sent notices to the parents and we removed the child that day. We have taken extra precautions where the little ones are separated from the big ones," she said, adding that the is receivin g help to deal with pro- gram are encouraged to contact the Department ofWorkforce Services by calling or log on to http: ' www.dws.state.us.uafeedback The number ofadults behind bars, on parole of on probation reached a record 8.47 million in 2000- - or one in 32 American adults, the government reported Sunday. On the positive side, the percentage increase from 1999 was half the average annual rate since 1990. Jails and prisons held 30 percent of the adults in the corrections system, or 1,933,503. People on probation accounted for 59 percent of the total, or 3,839,532. An additional 725,527 adults were on parole, a period of supervision following release from prison. Over the past two decades, the number of adults in the corrections system has tripled, so they now make up3.1 percentofthecountrysadults, compared with one percent in 1980, said Allen Beck, a chief researcher with the Justice Departments Bu- reau ofJustice Statistics. It just shows that we need to put much more into prevention," said Kara Gotsch of the American Civil Liberties Unions National Prison Check out our Classifieds! To order call Prqject, which advocates alternatives to incarceration. In Utah, 1.3 percent oi'the states population is under correctional supervision, the report showed. Of those people, 42 percent are incarcerated in Utah prisons or county jails while the remainder are being supervised under probation or parole. Nationally, 30 percent of the corrections 435-722-61-3! population is incarcerated. During the 1990s, the corrections population increased by 49 percent. By theendof test year, there were 2.1 million more adults in the Bystem than there were in 1990. The growth rate was two percent between 1999 and 2000, compared with an average of four percent during the 1990s. Beck attributed the slowing growth to a general drop in crime that began in the 1990s. ThiB could be the beginning of a peak, said James Alan Fox, a criminal justice professor at Northeastern University in Boston. Nearly 2.5 million people were released from parole or probation in 2000. In 1990, half of all paroles successfully completed the terms of their release. In 2000, however, just 43 percent completed parole and stayed out through the end of the year. Among those released from community supervision in 2000, 15 percent of probationers and 42 percent of parolees were sen t back to prison or jail that year for new violations. Fox said that figure underestimates the large number who will probably be convicted again. Bock noted that the number of Americans who have returned to prison has remained stable over time. Reprinted with permission from the Salt Lake Tribune. - - 4 i. r--' ar . Mitcfiell was accused of taking an Ohio man on a guided hunt for cougar in early January and allowing him to shoot the apimal in an area west of Duchesne, when his hunting tag was for a Vernal unit. The areas were separated by about 30 miles. Miirlwll p)pintiind it was his clients responsibility, not his to realize that he was hunting in an area where he was not permitted. The man who contracted with Mitchell for his services testified that he was unfamiliar with the area and had never even aeenamapofthe unit he was to hupt . out-of-sta- a: . 8fory Ideas? 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