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Show Sixth District Court Actions PANGUITCH Judge KL. Mclff presided in Sixth District Court in Pangauitch over a brief day of court proceedings on Thursday, Sept. 18. Ryan Scott Talbot, 24, Tropic, appeared before the court on an initial appearance on one count of tampering with evidence, a 2nd degree felony and one count of driving under the influence of alcohol, a class A misdemeanor. Talbot opted to represent himself and had worked out a plea bargain with County Attorney Wallace Lee. In exchange for a guilty plea to the DUI, the prosecutor agreed to dismiss the second count of tampering with evidence. Judge Mclff found a factual basis for the entry of a guilty plea and the court referred him to Adult Probation and Parole Officer Reid (See Sixth District Court Actions In Panguitch On Page 7A) Sixth District Court Actions From Front Page Bean to conduct a pre-sentence report. The matter was set for sentencing on Oct. 2 Edward Kaihe, 27 of Salt Lake City was slated to appear in court for an initial appearance on six charges dating back to his arrest on May 22. Those charges included possession of a controlled substance (cocaine), a 2nd degree felony; tax evasion, a 2nd degree felony; possession of a controlled substance (marijuana), a class B misdemeanor; possession posses-sion of drug paraphernalia, a class B misdemeanor; driving with any measurable controlled substance in the body, a class B misdemeanor misde-meanor and a final count of operating a motor vehicle while operator's license was denied, a class C misdemeanor. Kaihe had contacted Attorney Lee to say he was unable to attend due to his work schedule. The case was continued until Oct. 16. Three persons, being held in custody, were before the court stemming from arrests made Sept. 14 at Bryce Canyon National Park. Identical counts were brought against two female defendants, Rochelle Anjanette Mills, 22, Salt Lake City and Desiree Nicole Adams, 21, also of Salt Lake City but both living temporarily at Bryce. Counts included possession of a controlled substance (metham-phetamine), (metham-phetamine), a 2nd degree felony; possession of a controlled substance sub-stance (marijuana) with intent to distribute, a 2nd degree felony; failure to affix a drug tax stamp, a 3rd degree felony; conspiracy to commit violation of controlled substances act, a 3rd degree felony and possession of drug paraphrenalia, a class A misder meanor. The mother of one of the female defendants was in court asking to have both released into her custody pending their return for further court proceedings. Both young women were released on their own recognizance, admonished to call the sheriffs office weekly to advise them of a current address and to return with hired counsel, on Oct. 16 for a preliminary hearing. Michael Ferri, 36, temporarily tempo-rarily residing at Bryce Canyon but with ties to Chicago, Las Vegas and North Carolina, was before the court on a similar arrest made Sept. 14. Ferri had eight charges before the court including possession of a controlled substance (metham-phetamine), (metham-phetamine), a 1st degree felony; possession of a controlled sub-stancee sub-stancee (valium-diazepam), a 2nd degree felony; possession of a controlled substance (prozac-fluoxetine (prozac-fluoxetine hydrochloride), a 2nd degree felony; possession of a controlled substance (marijuana), a 2nd degree felony; possession of drug paraphrenalia, a class A misdemeanor; attempting to elude a peace officer, a 3rd degree felony; receiving stolen property, a class A misdemeanor and disorderly dis-orderly conduct, a class C misdemeanor. misde-meanor. Ferri asked to be released from jail on his own recognizance to take care of personal belongings be-longings and secure counsel. Attorney Lee advised the court of his concern about Ferri being a potential flight risk, about a prior criminal record and finally that Ferri had no family ties to the area. The court agreed with the prosecution denying Ferri release from jail. Judge Mclff authorized Ferri to use county phones as necessary to secure counsel, stating the court stood ready to hold a preliminary hearing as early as two weeks if Ferri is ready to proceed. |