Story Archive for 04/22/2009
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Suspected killer helps on body search
Published on April 22, 2009 at 11:47AM
(MOAB) – Grand County Sheriff’s Deputies and the FBI took a murder suspect into eastern Utah on Tuesday to help find the body of a missing woman. Authorities took 42-year old, Scott Kimball, to the Book Cliffs area of eastern Utah to help locate the body of Jennifer Marcum, who was 25 when she went missing in 2003. According to a sheriff’s report, Kimball was not able to locate any of the remains. Grand County Sheriff’s investigator, Brent Pace, said Kimball is a suspect in her presumed death and also those of several other women. Pace said that last month, Kimball led authorities to locate the remains of Leann Emry, whose remains were found in the Book Cliffs area. Kimball is serving a 48-year sentence in Colorado on unrelated charges and has claimed knowledge of where Marcum’s body is. FBI and Sheriff’s Deputies have taken Kimball, in handcuffs, on numerous trips to help locate Marcum’s presumed remains. The search continues for the search of Marcum.
Hatch jokes on Washington cleanup
Published on April 22, 2009 at 11:23AM
(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Orrin Hatch is joking about cleaning up Washington with the help of a Hollywood actor. During an event hosted by the Motion Picture Association of America, Hatch was asked about serving in the Senate with wrestler-turned-actor, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Hatch said he wouldn’t want “The Rock” running against him but he wouldn’t mind running with him. Johnson commented he thinks there are better minds than his who could better serve our country. “The Rock” says he gets asked a lot about a possible run for Congress.
Salina toddler nearly drowns in canal
Published on April 22, 2009 at 09:15AM
Updated on April 22, 2009 at 03:33PM
(SALINA) – A 22-month old Salina girl who nearly drowned Tuesday in a canal west of Salina, has been upgraded to fair condition at the Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City. A Sevier County Sheriff’s report said that at about 2:50pm, the daughter of Michael Peterson of Salina, had been playing in her grandmother’s yard at 2250 North Rocky Ford Road west of Salina, when she fell into the nearly full-capacity canal near the home. Sources say that the child had been in the water for about ten minutes before her father pulled her from the canal about 200 yards downstream. He and the child’s grandmother immediately performed CPR but the child was unresponsive and not breathing. EMS were notified and the child was rushed to the Sevier Valley Hospital in Richfield and then lifeflighted to Primary Children’s Hospital. Authorities say that no fence surrounds the property where the child entered the canal.
Wildfire burning in wilderness study area
Published on April 22, 2009 at 08:58AM
Updated on April 22, 2009 at 03:35PM
(ZIONS NATIONAL PARK) – A fire burning in a wilderness study area near Zion’s National Park is being monitored by the Bureau of Land Management. According to BLM Public Affairs Officer, Rachel Tueller, the Sawmill fire was reported Tuesday at about 5pm and had burned about 20 acres. Tueller said fire crews are on the ground but the area is remote and rugged and inaccessible to fire trucks. The fire is burning between Eagle’s Crags and SR-59. Fire personnel have not been able to determine the cause of the fire. BLM officials say Zion’s is working on a prescribed burn of approximately 200 acres near the east entrance of the park. The burn area is to be black-lined today and if conditions are appropriate, the interior will be burned. Personnel say that if conditions do not allow for the burn, the project would be conducted in the fall.
Delta man arrested for counterfeit bills
Published on April 22, 2009 at 07:26AM
Updated on April 22, 2009 at 01:28PM
(DELTA) – A Delta man has been arrested for passing fake $50 bills throughout businesses in several counties. According to a Millard County Sheriff’s report, deputies arrested Lucas Millwee in the early morning hours of April 14 on U.S. 50 north of Delta. A wallet was found under the seat of his vehicle containing nine fake $50 bills. Millwee had no identification and he was arrested and booked on charges of possession of counterfeit $50 bills, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and driving on a suspended driver’s license. The Millard County Sheriff’s Office was alerted by Salina Police last week when Millwee attempted to pass a fake $50 bill at Gatorz Drive-Inn in Salina. An alert waitress copied down his license plate number and gave police his description. Millard County Sheriff Robert Dekker, said that his office obtained a search warrant at Millwee’s residence in the South Tract south of Delta and discovered counterfeit bill-making equipment. The less-than-perfect money had been used in locations in Salina, Delta, Fillmore, Scipio and in Utah County. Authorities say the counterfeit bills may have been passed throughout the state over the past six months. The Utah County Major Crimes Task Force is assisting local officers and more arrests are pending.