Lonnie Kent Nyman, 47, was sentenced on Tuesday after pleading guilty in November to three second-degree felonies for the misuse of pre-need funeral funds.
A Logan funeral home owner and director was ordered Tuesday to pay restitution after pleading guilty to using money from pre-paid funeral accounts for personal use.
Devon Scott Thornock, 40, pleaded guilty to a single count of class-A misdemeanor assault during his appearance in 1st District Court on Monday; the charge was amended from a second-degree
Two former owners of the Nyman Funeral Home appeared in 1st District Court for a preliminary hearing on Thursday, where a judge found probable cause for the charges leveled against them.
Lonnie Kent Nyman, who appeared via video call from the Utah State Prison, faces five second-degree felonies: pattern of unlawful activity, unlawful dealing by a fiduciary, communications fraud, theft by deception, and financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult.
Kent Lloyd Nyman, who appeared in person for the proceeding, faces three second-degree felonies: pattern of unlawful activity, unlawful dealing by a fiduciary and communications fraud.
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Lonnie and Kent each entered pleas of not guilty to the charges and were set to appear for a status conference on June 1 as jury trials in the 1st District are still postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions.
A case filed a year ago against former Cache County funeral home owners accused of mishandling over $772,000 may be moving forward.
Lonnie Kent Nyman, 46, and Kent Lloyd Nyman, 73, appeared in 1st District Court on Wednesday for a conference regarding the status of an in-person preliminary hearing in the case. Currently, Cache County is in a âredâ phase, indefinitely suspending in-person hearings and jury trials without exigent circumstances as a result of the pandemic. A preliminary hearing for the Nymans has twice been cancelled due to issues unrelated to COVID-19, according to documents filed with the court.
During the conference on Wednesday, Assistant Attorney General Ryan Holtan told the court the need for an in-person hearing stemmed from a high number of victims and exhibits â 111 and 120, respectively. Holtan expressed his desire to proceed with the case despite the courtâs current color phase status.