Utah woman pleads guilty to attempted murder, animal cruelty

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman accused of aiding in two suicide attempts and killing the victim’s dogs has pleaded guilty. The Herald-Journal reported 38-year-old Teresa Renae Clark of Salt Lake City pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree aggravated attempted murder. The charges were reduced from first-degree felonies as part of a plea agreement. Clark also pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty. A prosecutor says Clark killed the victim’s dogs and attempted to kill the victim twice using a lethal substance for financial gain. Clark faces up to 15 years in prison when she is sentenced in March.