A gap in the Utah Department of Corrections policy leaves some prisoners families in the dark. One mother spent days wondering what happened to her son after she learned he was injured.
OGDEN An Ogden man who told his roommate he was cooking meth in the kitchen and not to call police is facing serious charges after the roommate called police, according to prosecutors.
Ricky Klyn Haws, 40, was charged Monday in 2nd District Court with operating a clandestine lab, a first-degree felony; and possession of drug paraphernalia, a class B misdemeanor.
The roommate called police on Jan. 30 after finding a pan in the oven the night before with a liquid in it, according to charging documents. Haws then approached the roommate and stated, Don t take that out, I m cooking meth, don t call the cops, the charges state.
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A new bill under consideration in the Utah Legislature seeks to rein in the use of controversial “no-knock” warrants that allow police to burst into someone’s home without warning in order to make an arrest or search for evidence of crimes.
The proposal from Rep. Craig Hall, R-West Valley City, wouldn’t go so far as to eliminate no-knock warrants, which are typically used for drug crimes but it would restrict them to instances when there is an “existing, imminent threat of serious bodily injury or death to a person inside the building.”
In other circumstances, Hall’s bill would require police to knock loudly at least three times, identify themselves as officers, demand admission to the building and then wait at least 30 seconds before they could forcibly enter. Under Utah law, officers are already required to identify themselves as law enforcement and to explain the reason why they need admission as part of these “knock-and-announce” warra
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