SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has pleaded guilty to killing a 15-year-old girl who threatened to tell police he had sex with her. The Deseret News reports 26-year-old Shaun Patrick French pleaded guilty to aggravated murder. French admitted to waiting for 15-year-old Baleigh Bagshaw to return home […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Artists in Utah have added two faces to a mural depicting Utah residents who have been killed by police. The Salt Lake Tribune reported artists painted the faces of Cody Belgard and Allen Nelson on the mural in Salt Lake City. Belgard was shot in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Protesters arrested for not leaving when police tried to forcibly end a massive rally in Utah’s capital will not face criminal charges. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Salt Lake County district attorney’s office announced the decision applies to more than 40 people who were […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police are investigating after a mural of George Floyd was reportedly vandalized over the weekend. Sgt. Keith Horrocks said Monday that a tar-like black substance was poured over the painting sometime Sunday morning. He said the mural was repainted before officers could […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers voted to ban knee-to-neck chokeholds similar to the one used in the death of George Floyd during a special session Thursday, though the measure stops short of criminalizing the use of all chokehold methods. Several police departments have banned the use of chokeholds […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man accused of choking and stabbing a woman he met on the dating app Tinder has pleaded not guilty to murder. Ethan Hunsaker entered the plea Tuesday during a virtual court hearing held online. Hunsaker’s lawyer says he plans to get a psychological […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered in Salt Lake City over the weekend to continue to speak out against police brutality and discrimination. They marched to the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s office on Saturday, and to the spot where a man died after police officers responding […]
Salt Lake City police became the latest law enforcement agency to ban chokeholds under new policy released in the the wake of calls for police reform following George Floyd’s death. The policy updated on Wednesday also prohibits police from firing tear gas into crowds. At a city council work session […]
A man accused of feeding the fire that destroyed a Salt Lake City police car during protests over George Floyd’s death says he was actually trying to extinguish the flames. La’Troi Newbins said during a teleconference court hearing Tuesday that he only had peaceful intentions when he joined protesters on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) — The Salt Lake City Council will consider calls to redirect a portion of its police budget to community services amid national protests against police brutality. Several council members have said they are open to discussing how to “defund” the city’s police department […]
