Charles Edwin Gordon Tried to Kill His Wife So She Wouldn't Testify Against Him in a Domestic Violence Case; Restraining Order in Place

A South Salt Lake man is accused of trying to kill his wife after he tackled her outside a building and attempted to strangle her at her workplace earlier this month.

Charles Edwin Gordon, 35, was charged in 3rd District Court on Tuesday with first-degree felony attempted murder, first-degree felony aggravated burglary, second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse and stalking, a second-degree felony, in connection with assaulting his wife Sept. 8 in West Valley City.

According to charging documents, Gordon went to his wife's workplace at the Discover Card Building, 2500 South Lake Park Blvd., to confront her. The couple had separated and the wife had filed a co-habitant abuse case against Gordon in June, court records show.

A judge granted the woman a protective order from Gordon in July...

**Blog Author Note: Restraining Orders, Restraining Orders...see previous notes...

Possessive and Controlling Domestic Abuser Brian Sebastian Kills His Girlfriend and Himself in Utah

A tragic ending to allegedly months of domestic abuse for a Utah County couple; officials say a man shot his girlfriend and then turned the gun on himself.

46-year-old Brian Sebastian and 40-year-old Jeanie White were found by Springville police late Monday night in their bedroom, both with a single gunshot wound to the head.

Police had been called out to the house by Jeanie's daughter, who became worried when she hadn't heard from her mother...

Last Friday, another fight broke out after it's believed Sabastian had discovered Jeanie's plan to move out. ...



**Blog author note: And we say time and time again, the most dangerous time for a victim of violence, is when she decides to leave. Is anyone listening?**

West Valley City man charged with attempted murder for assault on wife

A West Valley City man who allegedly fired a gunshot at his wife during a dispute has been charged with attempted murder.

The 34-year-old man began arguing with his wife Feb.5 at their home on the 2000 block of West Prichard Street (4015 South). During the argument the man pulled out a gun and fired it once at his wife, according to charging documents filed Tuesday in 3rd District Court.

The bullet narrowly missed the woman's ear and went into a wall. She tried to call 911 three times, but the man disabled the phone, charging documents state...

As one knife broke ... 'I'd just grab another,' says accused murderer

Brittany Nichols' killer slashed her more than 17 times, reportedly in a rage that she was breaking up with him. That was the testimony given Monday during a hearing for Johnny Maurice Bell, who pleaded not guilty and will face a trial for her murder.

A deputy state medical examiner listed the wounds at Monday's preliminary hearing in 2nd District Court for Bell, charged with Nichols' Jan. 4 murder. The count could be 23 stab wounds with a group of six smaller injuries aligned together on the victim's back, small punctures that could have been caused when she fell.

In all Bell used five knives in the attack around midnight, according to testimony, including four cheap kitchen knives, which broke or bent...

Man gets 20 years to life in wife's shooting death

A man who pleaded guilty to gunning down his wife in a Utah County church parking lot has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison.

David Ragsdale, 36, was sentenced Friday. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated murder in Provo's 4th District Court in November. In exchange for the plea, Utah County prosecutors dropped two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child...

Detective accused of fondling a girl

A nine-year veteran of the Murray police department was charged Tuesday with one count of first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a child for allegedly fondling a girl.

West Valley City police arrested Murray detective Michael D. Spilman, 35, after a 17-year-old girl alleged he fondled her, over and under her clothes, on several occasions between March 2004 and Jan. 8, 2008, court documents state. The alleged sexual abuse occurred at Spilman's home in Salt Lake County...

Sentencing delayed for Holladay man convicted of killing his wife

Due to allegations of defense attorney misconduct and incompetence, as well as a paperwork mix-up, a Friday sentencing hearing was delayed for a Holladay man convicted of running down his wife with a pickup truck.

Sherman Alexander Lynch III claims his trial attorneys refused to let him see all the evidence in the case, ignored evidence that would have proved his innocence and refused to have other items tested.

But the clincher for 3rd District Judge Deno Himonas was that Lynch did not receive his pre-sentence report until Friday. State law requires the reports to be provided to defendants at least three days before sentencing...More Here...