Preliminary hearing for suspected burglar
Posted 10:20 a.m. MST, February 6, 2007
LOGAN, Utah -- One of two suspected burglars was taken before court today for his preliminary hearing. Jim Michaels, 35, is being accused of breaking into a church building and stealing two computer processing units. No information has been released yet on his accomplice, a minor, other than the fact that he is a resident of Logan.
District Attorney Noel Mayfield said the state is charging Michaels with felony burglary. More charges could be coming, however, if Michaels is connected to other similar burglaries in the area. For the time being, Michaels was able to post the bond of $5,000. The trial date has been set for February 21.
Defense Attorney Robbie Cochran, who was appointed by the court, feels that the charges against his client are "felacious". The defense team is prepared to enter a plea of not guilty. "My client will have his day in court, as anyone should, and we will present our side of the story," Cochran said.
Both of the suspects were taken into custody on February 3. Fingerprint evidence was used to find the juvenile involved in the crime. Sheriff Deputy Geoffrey Hasty said that once they talked with the juvenile, police were able to connect him to Michaels. Later interviews with Michaels are what led to the charges against him. Hasty said that both the juvenile and Michaels are close friends and consider themselves family. Hasty also stated that Michaels has a history of past burglary and entering into buildings that have unlocked windows. "We are continuing our investigation of other crimes," Hasty said. "It is likely that Mr. Michaels will be charged with more."
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3 comments:
Good story! I like the order in which you put all of your information. You put the most needed information in the first few paragraphs but then also added some of the intriguing information that is not necessarily essential to know but still interesting, at the end. Don’t forget some of the details from the first story we wrote on this like where the church was, that it was and LDS church, when it happened, what was found in the beginning, things like that, to refresh the memory of the reader and to let the reader know what story it is a follow up to. Good use of quotes!
Wow... You used a lot of information. Were you one of the students that was typing you story as we were interviewing? J/K. I like how everything was given right up front. I like how everything came together. Keep up the great work...
twow, i'm really impressed by how much writing you got into the story, it was full of information, not just fillers. the only suggetion I have is that Loganresident might sound better than resident of Logan.
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