The mother of the toddler boy who died in a house fire last year on Christmas Eve in Craig has changed her plea to Guilty ahead of her scheduled December trial. In a joint press release issued on November 27th by the District Attorney’s Office and Craig Police Captain Bill Leonard, Vanessa Jenkins pleaded guilty to Criminally Negligent Homicide, a class 5 felony, on November 26th in the case of the 2018 Christmas Eve house fire that killed 3-year-old Lane E. Cullen. Jenkins was arrested in April and entered a plea of Not Guilty in August prompting the court to schedule Jenkins for trial to begin on December 16th.
Month: December 2019
Daggett County Holding Human Trafficking Seminar This Week
The Daggett County Task Force is holding a special seminar concerning the threats, dangers and trends of human trafficking. Sadly, anyone can be a victim but 50% of victims are under the age of 16 and 80% of victims are female. There are various types of human trafficking and it does not mean that victims have moved across borders or states. It is a problem that exists in every country around the world, across cities, suburbs and rural towns alike. Allison Smith, Outreach Specialist for Trafficking in Persons Program, and Amy Graham, a Victim Specialist for the FBI, will discuss the current trends and practices of human trafficking during the event on Tuesday, December 3rd at 5pm at the Daggett County Comission Chambers.
Santa Clause is Coming to Town
For those wanting to catch a glimpse of that jolly old Saint Nick, here are some opportunities this week. Come meet Santa at Naples City Office on Friday, December 6th at 3pm. The man in red will be at Wendy’s on Saturday, December 7th at 4pm. For those in Roosevelt go to Stewart’s Marketplace on Saturday, December 7th to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus. There will be a breakfast with Santa at the Tridell Community Building on Saturday, December 7th. Breakfast will be from 8am to 10am with Santa visiting from 9am to 10am. Dino Family Dental is sponsoring Santa and his elves at the Priority First Real Estate Professionals on Saturday, December 7th from 11am to 1pm.