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Show vs : ""ttH Wij Pace 12 - m T .' .. iii in , S' i ,. tti UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. September 17,2002 Rollover causes highway, Former J.P. Court clerk admits guilt in theft of public money from office A former westside Justice of the Peace clerk has entered a guilty plea e to a felony count of unlawful dealing with property by a fithird-degre- duciary. Melena Krizman, 34, Duchesne, will undergo diagnostic evaluations prior to sentencing. She is to report on Oct. 1 for the y evaluation which is conducted at the Utah State Prison. Krizman was originally charged with two second-degrefelony counts of misuse of public money andunlaw-fu- l dealing of property bv a fiduciary, and felony theft. Prosecutors said that from January 199H to July 1999, Kriznmn who had been employed in the office for over two years was responsible for the missing fine and bond pay 90-da- e third-degre- e The Uintah County Sheriff's Hawkins said that a rifle or other weapon con ven ien t I v d ipl ayed i n t he rear window of a vehicle is an open De- thief. shopping market fora Do your part to help us protect your property bv not openly displaying it and kicking your vehicles. Lets make this hunting season safe, accident free and as crime free as possible. I f you see any suspicious activity please dont hesitate to contact the Uintah County Sheriff s Department," he stated. would-h- e side of the vehicle," said Sheriff Riik Hawkins. hu rglarios is leaving sportsman with firearms and other itenut missing from their vehicles. Some of these vehicles were lock'd and some were not. A recent sprecofveh icle Search & Rescue members find missing hunter forelkand were camped north of Dark Canyon. Good wi n had gone into Dark Canyon with his dad when they lost track of each other. The teen tried to back track to camp but got loBt. Members of the Duchesne County Search and Rescue were called out to find a lost hunter on Thursday, Sept. 23 around 2:30 p.m. According to Search and Rescue member Keith Hansen, when they were called out old Trace the hunter, Goodwin, of Coffeeville, Kansas had been missing for about six hours in the Dark Ca nyon area above the Elk Horn Ranger station. Goodwins family, who are from Tooele, werearchery hunting 16-ye- wrest found a possible link between older and brain tumors. Although many studies have found no cancer risk from cell phone use, the research published in the latest European Journal of Cancer Prevention said the long-terutters of analog phones are at least 30 percent more likely than nonusers to develop brain tumora. Newer digital phones emit less radiation than older analog models of the sort studied. The lawsuit against cell phone manufacturer Motorola was brought by Christopher Newman, who has brain cancer. A federal judge is expected to decide by months end whether the case shou Id go to trial and if so, whether the study can be used as evidence. "From our perspective, and from a public health perspective, the court should just be aware of whats out there, said Newmans lawyer, John cell phones m Angelos. If thccase is allowed to go forward, it could open the door to other mgjor lawsuits against the wireless communication industry. So far, no similar claims have been successful. Motorola attorneys criticized the evacuations Highway Patrol Trooper Luke Stradinger, the accident occurred around 10:30 a.m. when the brakes failed on a Zubiate Hot Oil truck driven by of Roosevelt 23-ye- ar FOCUSED PEOPLE-Emergen- cy personnel, cheerleaders and others are at attention for a special ceremony lives their lost who those during the Sept. 1 1 . 200 tragedy. remembering 1 Uintah County Anthoney Leo Montes, born Oct. 20, 1963, wanted on a $15,000 warrant. - - Bobby Richards, old Phillip Barney, Stradinger said Barney was attempting to stop atthe intersection of Highway 40 and the Airport Road when the brakes went out Barney went through the stop sign and attempted to make a right turn onto the highway causing the hot oil truck to roll on its side. Because of concerns that the two propane tanks on the truck could explode, law enforcement officers shut down the highway to traffic and evacuated businesses within a one mile radius of the accident scene. After the truck was placed upright, it was determined that the tanka were not leaking, said Stradinger. Barney was only slightly injured in the accident. Advertise in the Uintah Basin 8tandard Sheriffs warrants Amhoncy Monies 722-51-31 Robcno Sanchez bom May 15, 1980, wanted on a $25,000 warrant. - Roberto Segura Sanchez, born Aug. 2, 1979, wanted on a $50,000 warrant. - JusephLayneWintcrton.bornFeb. 7, 1978, wanted on a $5,000 warrant. Joseph Winicrton Bobby Richards Over 20 Convictions Chronic DUI offender arrested to prison again and sentenced found to court the Search and Rescue members had been looking for Goodwin about 3 'i A Vernal man who has racked up hours when Hansen and off duty over 20 DUI convictions in 14 years, Roosevelt Police Officer J.C. Hansen was sentenced to prison last month came upon him walking down the violating his parole. James road about five miles from his camp. Hartman was arrested Aug. 12 and The boy was cold and hungry but in charged with DUI. Hartman had a good condition, said Hansen. blood alcohol level three times over the legal limit, according to 8 District Court records. Uintah Deputy County Attorney Mark Thompson said Hdrtman was driving on Highway 40 in the Ballard area when he was observed crossing traffic lanes over into around 5:30 p.m. by BIA officer Gabriel Wissiup. In a cooperative effort, between BIA law enforcement which new of the report, methodology and the Utah Highway Patrol, was written by Swedish oncologist Hartman was able to be stopped withLennart Hardcll. Hardell studied 1,617 patients out incident. Judge Lynn Payne sentenced with brain tumors and compared them Hartman to a term of 0 - 5 years in the with a similar-size- d group of people Utah e State Prison on a without tumors. He found that patients who used Swedens Nordic felony DUI, and ordered the sentence run consecutively with his prior prison Mobile telephones were 30 percent more likely to have brain tumors, es- term for which he had been paroled earlier. Hartman would have compecially on the side of the head that pleted his parole in March. He was Those most often. touched the phone who used the phones longer than ten also given a $500 fine. old Hartman, who had The years were 80 percent more likely to been as an accountant with employed tumora. develop the Ute Indian Tribe at the time ofhia Newman's lawsuit claims the anarecent arrest, had been paroled from log cell phones he used from 1992 to prison after serving time on a 1995 1998 caused him to develop a cancerous brain tumor behind his right ear. DUI conviction. In that case, Judge The tumor was removed, but Newman John Anderson gave Hartman a break is blind in one eye, has memory loss and suspended the 0 - 5 year prison and slowed speech and can no longer term for his 20 DUI conviction, opting to allow him to complete a 60 day work, his lawyers say. alcohol treatment program Cell phones are used by 97 million and serve 60 days in the Duchesne Americans. Digital phones emit raCounty jail. diation in pulses; older analog varietThe sentence upset prosecutors and ies emit continuous waves. By the was seen as exceptionally lenient by time cell phones exploded in popularMADD ity in the late 1990s, most of those local representatives of (Mother'sAgainstDrunkDriving). sold used digital technology. However, in 1998 after being arThree nuyor studies published Bince December 2000, including one rested for DUI by a Uintah County by the U.S. National Cancer Institute, Sheriff deputy, Hartmans suspended found no harmful health effects from prison term was imposed. According cell phones. Research links analog cell phones, tumors In what could bolster an $800 million lawsuit against Motorola and mqjnrccll phone carriers, a new study & Highway 40 had to be closed and businesses near the Roosevelt Airport Road were evacuated last Monday, Sept 9, after a hot oil truck loot its brakes and overturned, creating a potentially dangerous situation. According to investigating Utah ments. During the investigation she resigned from her job, blit maintained her innocence. The missing money was allegedly paid in cash to Krizman by people whoowed fines, or was bond money del i vered to the cou rt from the jail. Evidence gathered through audits ofthe court s financial records poi n ted to Krizman, and she eventually confessed to the thcfl of money, according to 81- District Court records. She told the court she suffers from multiple sclerosis and depression and wasnt thinkingstraight at the time the crime occurred. Over ( 1 ,000 was believed to have been taken from the office. Her restitution will he stated at the time of sentencing. Sportsmen reminded to lock up vehicles, remove guns lia rt mentrem i nds hunters and sportsmen not to leave weapons unattended in a vehicle whether it is locked or not. "If you must leave a weapon in the vehicle please take the time to place it so it can't be viewed from the out- closure Former jailer sentenced for abusing son & nephew A Salt Lake City man who was accused of sexually abusinghis nephew Jan. Whitakers defense attorney asked and adopted son while camping in the court for leniency saying he feared Duchesne County has been sentenced for his clients life if he was incarcerto up to 15 years in prison. Lynn M. ated in prison, and because his wife Whitaker was ordered to serve 1 -- 15 forcible sodrecords, deputy years for second-degrHartmans vehicle stopped inside the omy and 5 years on third-degreeastbound traffic lane with Hartman felony aggravated sexual abuse of a child. He was also fined $1,250. passed out and slumped over the steer-afting wheel. Through a plea bargain agreement includDuring sentencing last month, eight other felony charges Hartman read a lengthy statement, ing three counts of first degree forcbut it left the court unmoved. ible sodomy were dismissed against 1 really didnt have any empathy Whitaker. or sympathy because nothing he said According to court records, would have made any difference to Whitaker's victims were 14 and nine me, said Thompson. "I had actually years old when the abuse began in agreed to concurrent sentences (on 1995. It continued for three years. At the parole violation and new sentence). the time of the abuse Whitaker was a The judge actually issued consecutive law enforcement officer working as a sentences which I was very pleased jailer at the Salt Lake County Metro with." ee 0-- er e had severe medical problems. Eighth District Court Judge Lynn Payne dismissed the argument saying that aa a law enforcement officer Whitaker had seen the damage done to victims of child sex abuse. Whitaker must also pay the costs of counseling and therapy for the victims, according to court documents. So for restitution costs submitted by one victim total $3,500. Whitaker had similar charges filed against him in Salt Lake County. 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