Person of Interest in Mt. Pleasant Slaying Charged with Unrelated ID Theft

Published on February 03, 2012 at 01:48PM

A person of interest in connection with the December deaths of a Mt. Pleasant couple was recently charged in Salt Lake County for identity theft crimes that prosecutors say he committed in September…but no charges have yet been filed related to the double homicide. 24-year-old Logan Welles McFarland has been charged in Salt Lake City’s 3rd District Court with identity fraud, a third degree felony; unlawful acquisition, possession or transfer of a financial transaction card, a third degree felony; and unlawful use of financial transaction card, a class A misdemeanor. McFarland was arrested on September 22nd for an outstanding warrant. A UHP Trooper found a Discover card and paperwork for another man in McFarland’s pocket after he took him into custody. The man whose identity was stolen told police he never applied for a Discover card. The man told police he never gave anyone permission to use his personal information or his debit card.