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The former chief of Myton's volunteer fire department and his wife have resolved criminal cases accusing them of using town money to buy nearly $2,000 in fuel for their private vehicles.
Aaron Dwane Davis, 30, was charged in 8th District Court in Duchesne with one third-degree felony count of misuse of public money. The crime carries a potential penalty of up to five years in prison.
But Judge Samuel Chaira went along with an agreement in which Davis last month entered a guilty plea in abeyance to the misuse of public money charge.
The case will be dismissed in two years so long as Davis stays out of trouble and pays a $250 court fee and $500 for his court-appointed attorney. He also agreed to pay full restitution to the city.
Shelby Lee Davis, 22, who also was a volunteer firefighter for Myton, was charged with one count of class B misdemeanor theft in Duchesne County justice court.
She pleaded guilty to the theft charge and was placed on 24 months probation, which includes a $680 fine.
Deputy Duchesne County Anthony Wilcox has said that the Davises used a town account at a gas station to fuel their personal vehicles — Aaron Davis about $1,400 in fuel between January 2013 and January 2015; and Shelby Davis a little less than $500.
Myton city attorney Amy Hugie has said that town officials told the Davises in a January letter that "their services were no longer required."
Hugie said Aaron Davis had been volunteering with the fire department since he was 15.
Last year, Myton — population 604, according to the 2013 estimate — terminated its police chief after only about four months on the job after he was charged with misdemeanors related to stalking three different women.
A preliminary hearing for Thomas Butterfield, 44, is set for May 11.