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Show BUSINESS, A-8 C-1 B-1 SUNDANCE PUTS AN ARTIST AT THE TABLE THE ICE MINERS BOXED IN DURING DEFEAT MILLIONS FOR TREASURE, BUT LITTLE FOR MAIN STREET GOT A COOL PHOTO? COLUMNS, A-16 Share it to #parkcitypics or @parkrecord on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook and we’ll run the week’s best in print. TOM CLYDE SAW A BALD EAGLE SHIVER IT WAS SO COLD Park Record. The PA R K C I T Y, U TA H | W W W. PA R K R E C O R D . C O M Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, January 5-8, 2019 Serving Summit County since 1880 Vol. 138 | No. 96 50¢ Killer denied another trial Drawn toward dawn The ruling keeps conviction, sentence intact in the death of a popular Park City bartender JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD The first rays of sun hit Park City Mountain Resort, highlighting King Con Ridge, Jupiter Peak and other terrain, Friday morning, as seen from the top of PC Hill. A new law, It is showtime for building but the old The Holiday Village property, housing movie theater, put on DUI fears market for $11 million Strict drunken driving benchmark influences drinkers, police say ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Park Record Four drivers have been arrested in Summit County for suspicion of DUI since the state lowered the blood-alcohol content threshold to 0.05 at the end of December. The four people were booked into the Summit County Jail between Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, said Lt. Andrew Wright, of the Sheriff’s Office. Law enforcement officers with the Kamas and Park City police departments, as well as Utah Highway Patrol, conducted the arrests on S.R. 248 just outside of Kamas, on Interstate 80 and within Park City limits. The new law went into effect on Dec. 30 and lowered the threshold for impaired driving from 0.08 percent to 0.05. Wright suspects that the new law has scared drivers, causing many to realize they don’t want to chance it. He emphasized that law enforcement’s stance toward impaired driving hasn’t changed. “They are looking at different options and opportunities to use a shuttle or share-ride service,” he said. “I think those that are responsible or want to be responsible will make that effort and this new law would be more encouraging for people to take it seriously. Our Please see A new law, A-2 3 sections • 36 pages Business ................................. A-8 Classifieds .............................. C-7 Columns ............................... A-16 Crossword .............................. C-4 Editorial................................ A-17 Events Calendar ..................... C-6 Legals ..................................... C-9 Letters to the Editor ............. A-17 Restaurant Guide.................. A-15 Scene ...................................... C-1 Scoreboard ............................. B-5 Sports ..................................... B-1 Weather .................................. B-2 JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record The owner of a high-profile property at the Holiday Village shopping center has put the building on the market with an asking price of $11 million, a dollar figure that climbed sharply from a time it was listed earlier in the decade. The building, 1776 Park Ave., includes the Holiday Village 4 movie theater and several other commercial spaces. The movie theater is the largest tenant. The building runs north from the former location of a Sports Authority store but does not include the onetime sporting goods space. It also does not include the nearby Fresh Market grocery store space. County Courthouse records show a firm known as Holiday Village Shopping Center LLC owns the building. It is tied to the Los Angeles-based CCA Acquisition Company, LLC, according to the county records. A large sign advertising the property was recently posted along Kearns Boulevard. Listing materials outline a 35,741-square-foot building on a little less than 2.8 acres. The materials highlight the property as a “rare Park City trophy shopping center” with what TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD The Holiday Village building that houses a movie theater is on the market with an asking price of $11 million. The location is close to the ground where City Hall plans to develop an arts and cultural district, something that could lift nearby properties, a broker familiar with the building says. is described as a “theater monopoly anchor.” The materials also describe Park City as a year-round tourism destination. The Holiday Village 4 movie theater is the only theater inside the Park City limits. It has long been a screening room during the annual Sundance Film Festival in January. The listing agents did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment. It is rare for a Park City commercial property as large as the one at 1776 Park Ave. to be listed on the Please see Building, A-2 A 3rd District Court judge on Wednesday denied a motion for a new trial sought by a man convicted of murder in the 2016 shooting death of a popular Park City bartender, siding with prosecutors who argued the trial that ended with the man’s conviction was fair. A jury in October of 2017 returned a murder verdict against James Henfling, 30, in the death of Jose Fernandez. He shot Fernandez after a fistfight in an Empire Avenue condominium. The defense claimed the shooting was an act of self-defense, but the prosecutors during the trial convinced the jury Henfling intended to kill the victim and Fernandez did not pose a threat to Henfling at the moment of the shooting. Judge Patrick Corum in March of 2018 sentenced Henfling to prison for 16 years to life on the murder conviction. The judge told Henfling he “left (Fernandez) on the floor to die” and the killer did not take responsibility for what happened. The jury also convicted Henfling on a count of felony discharge of a firearm, resulting in a sentence of five years to life in state prison. The defense sought a new trial on both of the convictions. Henfling requested a new trial after the sentencing, basing the move on procedural grounds. The request for a new trial raised the possibility of misconduct by the prosecution, including what the defense described as prejudicial arguments made toward the end of the trial. The request claimed the “prosecutor’s comments tainted the fundamental fairness of these proceedings.” It also covered the possibility of the use of an improper theory of felony murder, jury instructions regarding self-defense and what was described as the ineffective work of Henfling’s attorney. The Summit County Attorney’s Office opposed the request, outlining Henfling received a fair trial. “I believe it was a just and fair ruling, because Mr. Henfling received a fair trial in 2017. His conviction is supported by persuasive and substantial evidence,” Summit County Attorney Margaret Olson said about the judge’s decision on Wednesday, describing it was obvious to the prosecution Corum carefully reviewed the record of the trial and the written submittals. The ruling keeps the conviction and sentencing intact. Henfling’s side earlier unsuccessfully attempted to convince a judge to arrest the judgment in the case, or essentially set aside the jury’s verdict in a move that would have created the possibility of a retrial. The bid to set aside the verdict was based on jury instructions centered on the definitions of self-defense. Fernandez was 37 at the time of his death. He worked at the No Name Saloon & Grill and Boneyard Saloon & Wine Dive. It was the first killing in Park City since 2003. There has been one since the death of Fernandez. Friends and family members recalled Fernandez as having a zest for life and said Henfling tore apart the family with the killing. The attorney who represented Henfling in the trial said Henfling was privately remorseful. An attorney representing Henfling in the motion for a new trial did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment. Legislator prepares A real head turner nearly a dozen bills Logan Wilde plans a measure addressing agricultural lands ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Park Record Rep. Logan Wilde says he is planning to jump head first into his third legislative session as the representative for the District 53 seat in the Utah House of Representatives. While Wilde, R-Croydon, already has two legislative sessions under his belt, he said he continues to learn how he can effectively represent his constituents. He hopes to maintain the active role he established during the 2018 session. “I think as a whole as we go into this, the best thing that I can do is continuing to listen to Summit County’s community and make sure that I am in touch with community leaders,” he said. “There are good relationships there and I have a good dialogue with government officials and business leaders.” Wilde plans to sponsor nearly a dozen bills in the upcoming session, which is scheduled to start on Jan. 28. Some of the measures he is proposing deal with land use, water development and agriculture. Ideally, though, Wilde said he would prefer to take care of some of the matters administratively. He added, “We are trying to find a fix before we go to do legislation.” Wilde will be reintroducing a measure that deals with the Utah Farmland Assessment Act, also referred to as the Please see Legislator, A-2 TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Winston, a fully-grown, 5-year-old great horned owl, checks his surroundings Thursday at Canyons Village as skiers Joey Carrasco, left, and Trevor Carrasco learn about the bird from Michelle Groncki of the Ogden Nature Center. The owl meet-and-greet was part of Park City Mountain Resort’s Snowfest activities. VISITOR GUIDE Tuesdays are story time for preschoolers A free Preschool Story Time is held at 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday at the Summit County Library Kimball Junction Branch, 1885 W. Ute Blvd. The session is designed for preschoolers ages 4 to 6. It will feature books and a craft project. For information, visit thesummitcountylibrary.org. |