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 an adult due to lacking evidence.
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Zachary Aaron Kidd, 36, was granted release from jail on Wednesday to receive treatment at an inpatient facility.
Kidd was arrested and booked into jail on Feb. 1 after notifying police of an âactive bomb threatâ at the 1st District Courthouse. He was charged with a single count of second-degree threat of terrorism; by the letter of the law, he could face 1-15 years in the Utah State Prison if convicted.
During his appearance in 1st District Court, defense counsel told the court Kidd had a spot available at a treatment facility. Due to COVID-19 restrictions at the facility, attorney Herm Olsen told the court Kidd would have to stay at a hotel for a week before being admitted.
A man who authorities say held a woman captive in Garden City during an assault that rendered her unconscious was arraigned in 1st District Court on Thursday.
John Joseph Sharkey, 43, has been charged with first-degree aggravated kidnapping, second-degree aggravated assault, second-degree aggravated sexual extortion of an adult, third-degree aggravated assault, third-degree escape from official custody and four additional misdemeanors.
During Sharkeyâs appearance, prosecutors argued for him to be held without bail, citing the facts of the case and âextreme riskâ posed to the community if he were to be released. Prosecutors relayed to the court that Sharkey had recently served 10 years in a Colorado prison for assault with a deadly weapon.
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Brick EMT Brian Schwarz and Patrolman Daniel Fogarty talk with Joe and Theresa Holler on Saturday, six weeks after Joe suffered a near-fatal heart attack. (Brick Township Police)
Patrolman Daniel Fogarty and EMT Brian Schwarz reunited with Joe and Theresa Holler on Saturday. (Brick Township Police )
BRICK, NJ Brick Township first responders were reunited with a township man whose life they saved following a near-fatal heart attack on Halloween, Brick police said Tuesday.
Joe Holler, 63, and his wife, Theresa, were able to thank Brick emergency medical technician Brian Schwarz and Patrolman Daniel Fogarty, who along with EMT Joseph Sharkey performed CPR on Holler after the heart attack, saving his life, Sgt. Jim Kelly said. Sharkey was unable to attend the reunion on Saturday.