Author: Mariah Wheeler

UTAH – Police officers in Utah will undergo mandatory training to learn how better to interact with people on the autism spectrum — the result of legislation that passed in March and took effect this month. The new law requires all police officers in Utah have “training in intervention responses to autism spectrum disorder and other mental illnesses.” State Rep. Steve Eliason told ABC News that he introduced the bill, in part, after a teen with autism was shot by Salt Lake City Police in September 2020. “Knowing how to deal with (people with autism) more specifically, just seems like it could do…

OGDEN, Utah — An Ogden man accused of firing five shots into a car full of people, critically injuring one, has been judged mentally competent to stand trial. Second District Judge Noel Hyde has set a Feb. 5 preliminary hearing for Cedric Broadnax, who is charged with first-degree felony attempted murder, five counts of discharge of a firearm, a second-degree felony, and third-degree felony use of a firearm by a restricted person.