The document, filed in 3rd District Court, correctly identifies by statute numbers the laws that Workman allegedly broke to bring the two felony counts against her.
But the probable cause statement says: "Defendant in her capacity as mayor of Salt Lake County, a public officer within the definition of UCA 76-4-401 (2)."
That statute number is titled "Enticing a minor over the Internet." Paragraph (2) of the statute says, "It is not a defense to the crime of enticing a minor under Subsection (1) . . . that a law enforcement officer or an undercover operative who is working with a law enforcement agency was involved in the detection or investigation of the offense."
We suspect the district attorney will want to revise the statement.
The wayward bus: About 40 members of the Utah delegation to the Republican National Convention in New York City last week took a charter bus to Staten Island for a morning-long service project, serving food to homeless people.
Exhausted, they were returning to their hotel near Ground Zero when the bus was diverted to the Lincoln Plaza on Broadway and 63rd Street. They were told they needed to attend an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers luncheon in honor of Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch because Hatch wanted to make sure his special event was well-attended.
When they got there, the place was already packed and they couldn't get in. To make matters worse, the bus had gone, so they ended up stranded and on their own, individually taking cabs back to their hotel about 50 blocks away.
Update: Since we wrote Monday about the house on the 2500 South block of Kenwood Drive in Salt Lake City that was flying a Confederate flag and displaying a Bush-Cheney sign, right next door to a house displaying a Gay Pride rainbow flag, there has been a change.
The Confederate flag has been replaced with a U.S. flag. The Bush-Cheney poster still is proudly displayed in the window.
Tight-fisted budget? The U.S. Department of Interior on Wednesday mailed five copies of its 216-page Federal Register, Part III, to The Salt Lake Tribune. The copies came in separate envelopes, each costing $2.67 in postage, all addressed to a Tribune staffer who retired two years ago.
A patriot act? Employees of Kmart in West Valley City arrived at work Thursday, only to discover that two large red, white and blue signs were missing from the store's front doors.
The signs read: "Day of Remembrance - This Saturday. Fire, law enforcement, military and emergency personnel - 10 to 20 percent off regular prices storewide."
Salt Lake City resident Suzanne O'Connor tells us she was so angry that the store would capitalize on a tragedy - Sept. 11 - that she and friend Walt Garzarelli ripped the signs down. Garzarelli plans to print his own signs and protest the store's sale Saturday.
The other West Valley store and the one in Kearns also are sponsoring the sale.
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Paul Rolly and JoAnn Jacobsen-Wells welcome e-mail at rolly_wells@sltrib.com.
