Suspect in deputy's slaying in Utah court
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Scott Curley, the 23-year-old man charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a Kane County sheriff's deputy, made an initial appearance Tuesday in 6th District Court in Kanab.

Curley, charged with murder in Arizona, was charged in the Utah court with attempted aggravated burglary, a second-degree felony, and criminal trespass, a Class B misdemeanor.

County Attorney Jim Scarth said Wednesday that the felony charge stems from Curley allegedly trying to break into a house east of Kanab just before being captured early Monday. The criminal trespass was filed because the homeowner's property was fenced and posted with no-trespassing signs.

Bail was set at $100,000 for the Utah charges and $500,000 for the murder charge. Curley remains in Kane County Jail. He is being represented by Public Defender William Leigh.

Curley will be in the Kanab court again Thursday for an extradition hearing on the murder warrant issued in Arizona's Coconino County.

Curley is charged in the shooting death of Deputy Sheriff Brian Harris, 41, on Aug. 26 east of Fredonia, Ariz., using a high-powered rifle that was allegedly stolen.

He was the subject of a five-day search involving at least 300 local, state and federal law enforcement officials.

Scarth said he won't know if Curley will be prosecuted for the Utah crimes until the murder charge is resolved in Arizona. "There are a lot of factors at play," Scarth said.

Funeral services for Harris are at noon Friday in the Orderville High School auditorium, preceded by a viewing that begins at 9:30 a.m. Another viewing is from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the school.

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