SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man charged with accidentally starting a wildfire near Brian Head has asked a judge to move his case outside Iron County.
The Deseret News reports Robert Ray Lyman’s attorney, Andrew Deiss, wrote in a motion filed last week that the blaze affected so many people in the county last summer that it’s likely Lyman may not get a fair trial.
Lyman, of Taylorsville, is charged with reckless burning that put human life in danger and burning without a permit.
Lyman has pleaded not guilty.
If convicted on the reckless burning count, Lyman could face up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine. Burning without a permit can result in up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
A three-day trial is set to begin Aug. 29.
