A Cedar City photographer was sentenced Tuesday to serve 10 days in jail and pay more than $5,500 in restitution for shooting out the windows of a rival's studio last fall. Kurtis Leo Leany, 52, must also pay a $1,000 fine, write a letter of apology to the victim and complete an anger-management class as part of a 36-month probation.
    In March, Leany pleaded guilty as charged in 5th District Court to one count of third-degree felony criminal mischief.
    Leany used a slingshot to damage windows at Studio West Photography five times during a six-week period between Aug. 5 and Sept. 14, according to court documents. He told police he believed owner Karl Hugh was stealing business from him.
    But Leany, who owns Zion Photography, later told The Tribune: "I was just in a really bad place; I couldn't see that it was the economy and I instantly blamed [Hugh] because of things in the past."
    Leany was caught because Hugh was camped out inside his store with a video camera when the last episode occurred. Minutes after Hugh reported the vandal was in a black pickup, Leany was stopped by police, who found a slingshot, ball bearings and .30-caliber slugs inside his truck.
    During a September interview with The Salt Lake Tribune, Leany said he became upset with Hugh after the Miss Iron County Pageant switched its business from Leany to Hugh. -
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Stephen Hunt