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Timeline: Matthew David Stewart case

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:18:20 MDT

Timeline: Matthew David Stewart case

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 24, 2013 07:18PM MDT

Jan. 4, 2012 • Members of the Weber Morgan Narcotics Strike Force serve an evening “knock and announce” warrant at the Ogden home of Matthew David Stewart. Officer Jared Francom is killed and five other lawmen are injured: Jason VanderWarf, Shawn Grogan, Kasey Burrell, Michael Rounkles and Nate Hutchinson. Jan. 10 • Weber County Attorney announces he will seek death penalty for Stewart. Jan. 14 • Stewart charged with aggravated murder, seven counts of attempted murder and one charge of pro...

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Jury deciding Arias’ sentence adjourns for day

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:59:45 MDT

Jury deciding Arias’ sentence adjourns for day

By BRIAN SKOLOFF and JOSH HOFFNER The Associated Press

Updated May 22, 2013 05:59PM MDT

Phoenix • Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial said Wednesday they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time boyfriend, prompting the judge to instruct them to keep trying. The jury reported its impasse after only about two and a half hours of deliberations. Judge Sherry Stephens told jurors to try to identify areas of agreement and disagreement as they work toward a decision. The jurors then continued deliber...

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Salt Lake City doctor remains behind bars as Utah murder case proceeds

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:14:28 MDT

Salt Lake City doctor remains behind bars as Utah murder case proceeds

By Marissa Lang The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 20, 2013 11:14PM MDT

The pediatrician accused of murdering his ex-wife at her Salt Lake City home will remain behind bars — for now. John Brickman Wall, 49, declined to argue for the opportunity to make bail Monday after 3rd District Judge Robin Reese said he was unlikely to lower it as he is not the judge assigned to Wall’s case. Wall is being held in the Salt Lake County Jail in lieu of $1.5 million, cash-only bail on first-degree felony charges of murder and aggravated burglary in the alleged 2011 killing of his...

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Son wants to keep father behind bars as Utah murder case proceeds

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:43:47 MDT

Son wants to keep father behind bars as Utah murder case proceeds

By Marissa Lang The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 05:43PM MDT

To keep John Brickman Wall in jail as he awaits trial for the alleged murder of his ex-wife, the couple’s 19-year-old son will testify in court Monday that his father is a violent, vindictive man who poses a threat to himself and his four children. Following the hearing, a 3rd District Court judge will decide whether the 49-year-old pediatrician will have an opportunity to bond out of jail on charges of first-degree felony counts of murder and aggravated burglary in the alleged 2011 slaying of ...

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Utah man gets 25-to-life for lethal shooting spree

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:23:23 MDT

Utah man gets 25-to-life for lethal shooting spree

By Marissa Lang The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 14, 2013 08:23AM MDT

They were best friends since childhood. They did what best friends do: had sleepovers, played ball, stuck up for one another, celebrated birthdays, cared for each other’s families. Then last year, one friend put a bullet in the other. Michael Eugene Vigil was high on methamphetamine and a synthetic drug known as spice when, authorities said, he drew a gun in his old neighborhood and ran down the block, firing at least 10 shots. Antonio David Vasquez, his long-time best friend, was killed by a b...

Philadelphia abortion doctor found guilty of murder in 3 babies’ deaths

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:20:06 MDT

Philadelphia abortion doctor found guilty of murder in 3 babies’ deaths

By MARYCLAIRE DALE The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 10:20AM MDT

PHILADELPHIA • An abortion doctor was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who were born alive and then killed with scissors at his grimy, “house of horrors” clinic. In a case that became a grisly flashpoint in the nation’s abortion debate, Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, was also found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the overdose death of an abortion patient. He was cleared in the death of a fourth baby, who prosecutors say let out a whimp...