By Jackson Wilde & The Herald Journal
• May 24, 2021
Inmates in a select group at the Cache County Jail are spending their free time crafting beanies to be donated to charitable services in the area.
Lt. Roy Hall, the jail commander for the Cache County Sheriff’s Office, said the beanies are currently being donated to the Little Lambs Foundation for Kids, and others will soon go to CAPSA. Currently, about half a dozen inmates are involved in the project, producing an average of two beanies a day.
According to Hall, the project was implemented last month by an enterprising jail deputy, Brittani Egbert, who put yarn and looms donated to the jail and locked away some years ago to good use.
A Perry man accused of driving to Cache Valley and taking significant steps toward committing a murder of several individuals will continue to wait for his day in court.
Charles Warren Leff, 65, was charged in 1st District Court with five counts of first-degree attempted aggravated murder, four counts of third-degree transportation of a firearm by a restricted person and additional misdemeanors. He also faces felony and misdemeanor counts of witness tampering and violation of a protective order in a separate but related case.
Leff was set to appear for a two-day jury trial in June. But during Leffâs appearance in court on Wednesday, the upcoming trial was struck due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions on the court. Judge Brian Cannell said he was hopeful the court would get approval from the Utah Supreme Court to proceed with in-person hearings around the end of the summer.
A Providence middle school teacher charged after allegedly assaulting students made his initial appearance in 1st District Court on Monday.
Scott D. Meeker, 50, was charged last month with second-degree child abuse and four counts of class-B assault.
Meeker was set to appear before the court again on June 1, allowing prosecutors and defense counsel to prepare for a preliminary hearing in the matter.
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During the appearance, Judge Angela Fonnesbeck also granted a motion to amend Meekerâs pretrial release conditions. The order allows Meeker to attend family and religious functions including âend-of-year school activitiesâ involving members of his own family provided he is âaccompanied by a responsible adult.â