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By Jackson Wilde & The Herald Journal • Mar 11, 2021 A man accused of kidnapping and beating a woman in Garden City was bound over for trial in 1st District Court on Tuesday. John Joseph Sharkey, 43, faces 11 charges including first-degree aggravated kidnapping, second-degree and third-degree aggravated assault, and first-degree aggravated sexual assault.   After Sharkey’s preliminary hearing on Tuesday, Judge Angela Fonnesbeck found probable cause existed for all charges. However, prosecutors elected to dismiss one count of second-degree aggravated sexual extortion of ...

By Jackson Wilde & The Herald Journal • Mar 9, 2021 A Cache Valley woman pleaded guilty in 1st District Court on Monday to charges related to the theft of over $128,000 while in control of the victims’ funds. Melissa Ann Niederhauser, 40, pleaded guilty to two second-degree felonies: theft and unlawful dealing of property by a fiduciary. In accordance with a plea agreement, 22 additional felonies were dismissed in exchange for the plea.   Defense attorney Erin Byington told the court the plea agreement would also allow for a two-step reduction in charges — reducing th...

A recent decision to exclude Utah State University staff members from a COVID-19 vaccination alternates list offered to faculty has vexed some university

A Cache Valley man has been charged with multiple felony theft cases in 1st District Court this week.

A man facing multiple theft and burglary cases in Cache County was ordered to be held without bail on Monday after prosecutors cited allegations in the