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Prosecutor: No charges in shooting of knife-wielding man

Prosecutor: No charges in shooting of knife-wielding man

RIVERTON, Utah (AP) — A Utah prosecutor says a police officer who fatally shot a Riverton man holding a butter knife to his mother’s throat won’t face charges. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said Friday that Unified Police Department Officer Darrell Broadhead was justified in using deadly force […]

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Man sentenced for killing stepfather after mentally ill plea

Man sentenced for killing stepfather after mentally ill plea

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah man has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing his stepfather in their home in 2017. The Standard-Examiner reports a district court judge on Thursday sentenced David Russell Erekson, of Huntsville, after he had previously entered a plea of […]

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Man sentenced for killing father, stuffing body in freezer

Man sentenced for killing father, stuffing body in freezer

PROVO, Utah (AP) — A 29-year-old Provo man who strangled his father and then stuffed the body in a home freezer has been sentenced to at least six years and up to life in prison. Omar Carmona was sentenced Tuesday after previously pleading guilty but mentally ill to manslaughter and […]

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