Author: Kevin Thompson

Ogden, UT – The Utah Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Keshaun Mykel Puente, who was found guilty in 2021 of murdering 23-year-old Denero Snyder in a shooting that took place in an Ogden apartment complex parking lot in June 2018. Puente, 27, was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison for the murder and five years to life for each of the three felony firearm charges. The sentences were ordered to run concurrently, with Judge Jennifer Valencia suggesting that Puente serve a total of 22 years. Puente’s legal team had appealed the verdict on two grounds:…

 West Jordan, UT – A West Jordan man was arrested on Wednesday and charged with animal cruelty and drug possession after allegedly strangling his dog and burying it in his backyard. Michael George Orfanos, 30, was charged in 3rd District Court on Thursday with one count of torture of a companion animal, a third-degree felony, and one count of drug possession, a Class A misdemeanor. The arrest followed a tip from a person who claimed Orfanos had confessed to killing his dog and burying the animal behind his home. According to a police booking affidavit, officers responded to a residence…