Weapons Stolen from Blanding Police Department Last week three people were arrested in connection with a burglary of weapons and drugs from the Blanding City Police Department. Thomas Goatz, Timothy Goatz, and Carmen Doan, were all arrested last Thursday and charged...
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Mediation – Is It For You?
Mediation Required in Utah Divorce Cases At the beginning of most divorce cases the two sides are at odds and usually not very happy with each other. The general sentiment usually starts out as something like “I know I’m right and I’m going to go to the court who is going to back me up and say I’m right.” As…
Fight Breaks Out in West Valley
Three Men Arrested After ‘Huge Fight’ On Sunday night a brawl broke out between neighbors in West Valley City. Gary Cross, his son, and his brother were angry with a neighbor about some property that they claimed to be theirs, but would not be returned. At about 8:30 Sunday night Cross and his relatives stormed into their neighbor’s apartment, and…
West Valley Teen Leads Police on High Speed Chase
16-Year-Old Boy Arrested Early Monday At about 2:45 this morning a police officer pulled up next to a vehicle that was at a stop sign without it’s lights on. The officer attempted to ask the driver of the vehicle some questions through the window of the vehicle, but was not satisfied with the answers he received. So the officer exited…
Criminal Trespass | Utah Criminal Defense Lawyer
The Power of Property Ownership One of the great things about owning property is the ability to use the property in any legal manner a person sees fit. Property ownership includes the right to exclude others from using the property as well as prohibiting others from interfering in the use or enjoyment of property. This is why there are so…
The Emotional Turmoil of a Utah Divorce
Utah Divorce Attorneys Help Quell Emotions As much as we would like to always be rational, reasonable beings, we just aren’t. People, some more than most, allow their emotions to control their actions which can lead to damaging consequences. Many crimes such as domestic violence and assault occur because individuals become so upset they don’t realize their emotional state is…
Marijuana Growing Operation in Southern Utah Busted
Southern Utah Popular Growing Area for Drug Cartels Last week there was a large marijuana growing operation destroyed near Beaver, UT and there are reports today that there is going to be another bust near Cedar City, UT. Southern Utah has obviously become a hotbed...
Utah’s Alimony & Cohabitation Rule
Cohabitation or Remarriage Terminates Alimony In Utah the court may award alimony to one of the parties of a divorce based on a number of different factors. That award is usually not order for a period longer than the length of the marriage and it terminates automatically if the receiving party remarries or cohabits with another partner. Unfortunately the statute…
Convicted Murderer Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
West Valley Man Is Sentenced For Killing His Father On October 31, 2010, West Valley Police responded to a 911 call and found the body of William M. Seager lying on the ground in a black garbage bag. William Chad Seager, the victims son and the person who had made the 911 call had said that he found the body…
Charges Dropped Against Ivins Man
Sexual Exploitation Charges Dropped On June 14, 2011 Ronald Craig Nelson was arrested for an investigation into five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Although this charge sounds somewhat unfamiliar and foreign, it is Utah’s child pornography statute. Nelson...