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Steve Powell’s not getting out of prison next week

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:04:21 MDT

Steve Powell’s not getting out of prison next week

By Michael McFall The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 07:04AM MDT

Steve Powell, father-in-law of Susan Powell, will not be released early until the prison approves his plans for life on the outside. Powell was sentenced for voyeurism for recording images of two neighbor girls in their bathroom last year. He’s eligible for early release on May 23, but prison officials are still in the process of approving his offender release plan. “That is a plan for where you’re going to live, how you’re going to support yourself, what treatments available ... an offender su...

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Utah man gets prison for shooting neighbor over ‘telepathic’ rape

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:03:14 MDT

Utah man gets prison for shooting neighbor over ‘telepathic’ rape

By Jessica Miller The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 16, 2013 10:03PM MDT

Farmington • To this day, Michael Selleneit believes his wife is in danger. A year and a half after he shot his neighbor in Centerville — claiming self-defense because the neighbor had “telepathically” raped his wife — Selleneit’s attorney said he still hears voices telling him his wife is going to be killed or raped. “He still to this day is very, very concerned about his wife’s safety,” attorney Julie George told 2nd District Judge Thomas Kay during Selleneit’s sentencing Thursday. In Januar...