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Inmates Suing Utah Jail Rebuffed in Effort to Seek Release

Inmates Suing Utah Jail Rebuffed in Effort to Seek Release

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal inmates who have sued a Utah jail and alleged a failure to adequately protect them from the coronavirus will not be able to seek immediate release through a habeas corpus petition, a judge ruled Friday. Six people charged with federal crimes and held at Weber County […]

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Utah detective fired after nurse arrest hired by nearby jail

Utah detective fired after nurse arrest hired by nearby jail

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Salt Lake City police officer who was fired after he was caught on video roughly arresting a nurse who refused to draw blood from a patient has been hired to work at a jail in northern Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Detective Jeff Payne […]

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Judge: Ogden man’s murder trial still set to begin Sept. 17

Judge: Ogden man’s murder trial still set to begin Sept. 17

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — It appears the trial of an Ogden man accused of murder will go forward next month as scheduled. The Standard-Examiner reports that a district judge denied two motions in the case that might have pushed back the trial’s start. Jose Robert Zamora is accused of one […]

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Weber County says it will stop charging inmates $10 a day

Weber County says it will stop charging inmates $10 a day

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The Weber County jail will stop charging inmates $10 a day to help pay the cost of incarcerating them. The Standard-Examiner reports the practice will end Aug. 1. Officials say none of the current debts will be forgiven. Corrections spokesman Lt. Joshua Marigoni says the jail wants to […]

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Ogden city, officer dropped from jail death lawsuit

Ogden city, officer dropped from jail death lawsuit

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The city of Ogden has been dropped from a federal lawsuit over a man’s death in the Weber County Jail. The Standard-Examiner reported Monday that court papers filed last week indicate the city and an Ogden police officer were dismissed as defendants. Litigation against Weber County will continue. […]

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Ogden city, officer dropped from jail death lawsuit

Ogden city, officer dropped from jail death lawsuit

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The city of Ogden has been dropped from a federal lawsuit over a man’s death in the Weber County Jail. The Standard-Examiner reported Monday that court papers filed last week indicate the city and an Ogden police officer were dismissed as defendants. Litigation against Weber County will continue. […]

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Fugitive found following fraudulent $3 purchase

Fugitive found following fraudulent $3 purchase

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A suspect in a 2012 California killing is in jail following a fraudulent $3 purchase. Cody Tripp, 33, was booked Wednesday in the Weber County Jail in Ogden, Utah, and is being held without bail, the Standard-Examiner reported on Thursday. Tripp is the main suspect in the killing […]

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Attorney sentenced to jail after multiple drug convictions

Attorney sentenced to jail after multiple drug convictions

OGDEN Utah (AP) — A Utah attorney has been ordered to spend 120 days in jail without bail after he was arrested multiple times on drug-related charges. Tony Miles, of Ogden, also was ordered Wednesday to complete drug court. Miles in October pleaded guilty to smuggling heroin and cocaine into […]

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Ogden police: Suspect arrested in shooting of man near mall

Ogden police: Suspect arrested in shooting of man near mall

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting at mall in Ogden. Ogden police say 21-year-old Octavio Estrada Mendez is jailed without bond on multiple charges after the incident Saturday night near the Newgate Mall. They say a man in his 20s […]

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