Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah — A man awaiting trial for allegedly smearing feces on a police officer was booked into the Davis County Jail again Tuesday after his girlfriend told police he assaulted her. Nathaniel Dodd, 28, now faces one count of aggravated assault, a second-degree felony, in the Jan. 19 incident. In a Dec. 7, incident, Dodd was charged with assault on a peace officer in uniform, a class A misdemeanor, and interference with an arresting officer, a class B misdemeanor. His bail was set at $2,500. The December incident also involved an alleged incident with the girlfriend. “I made contact…

OGDEN, Utah — After a mob of President Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol last week, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney signed onto a statement that called the behavior “entirely un-American.” One week later, on the same day that Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for his role in inciting the riot, Ibram X. Kendi told an audience of Weber State University students and community members that the events at the Capitol show “exactly who we are.”