Mauricio Sanchez-Johnson
Mauricio Sanchez-Johnson, the suspect in this month’s Bear River Rancheria triple homicide, and Von Eric Keener, the man who fled with Sanchez-Johnson after the crime, both appeared yesterday virtually in the 3rd District courtroom of Tooele County, Utah presided over by Judge Dianna Gibson.
When it was 18-year-old Sanchez-Johnson’s turn to sit before Judge Gibson, the corrections officer could be heard asking another, “Can you grab the kid?” Sanchez-Johnson subsequently appeared alongside Public Defender Brad Schofield who requested time to be able to meet with his client because “I was just assigned the case yesterday.”
Judge Gibson approved the request and scheduled the next hearing for March 2, 2021, at 3:30 p.m. In response, Sanchez-Johnson simply replied, “Alright.”
Suspect in Bear River Triple Homicide Appears in Utah Court, Gets Public Defender Assigned
A
Loleta man accused of murdering three people on the Bear River
Rancheria was arraigned this morning in Tooelle, Utah, where he has
been in jail since being arrested while driving east on Interstate
80.
Sanchez Johnson.
Today
was the first court hearing for 18-year-old Mauricio Eduardo
Sanchez-Johnson, who appeared before Third District Court Judge
Dianna Gibson. When the judge asked whether he had received a copy of
the charges against him, Sanchez-Johnson responded “Yeah.”
“Would
you like me to read the charges?”
“No,
thank you.”
Because