www.tooeletranscript.com THURSDAY New telescope brings the heavens home in TOOELE Stansbury See B1 TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN July 21, 2005 SERVING TOOELE COUNTY SINCE 1894 VOL. 112 NO. 17 50 cents Shooting survivors sue Wash. prison by Mary Ruth Hammond STAFF WRITER Dee Jensen, 59, and Kimberli Lingard, 18, are Tooele County resi- dents who were both shot during separate robberies June 9, 2004 by Richard Hesper Wilson of Walla Walla, Wash. Both women have since recovered from their wounds and have now filed a lawsuit against the state of Washington, claiming the man who shot them was not properly supervised after being released from Washington State Prison. Jensen, a resident of Skull Valley, has returned to her job with the Tooele County School District. Lingard, a Stansbury Park resident who graduated this spring from Grantsville High School, has plans to attend college this fall. Neither could be reached for comment by the Tooele Transcript-Bulletin before press time today. Mark C. Jobson, a lawyer with the Washington Attorney General’s office, said this morning during a telephone conversation that he photography / Troy Boman could not comment on the case. “I The Miller Motorsports Park is developing approximately 400 acres near the Deseret Peak Complex. The track will bring national racing events and is expected to open late have not yet seen any documents this fall. This aerial photo was taken last month. on the case, so I have no comment at this time,” he stated. The day before Wilson shot Lingard, an employee at a Grantsville laundromat, and Jensen, who along Raceway on track; safety issues discussed with her husband was owner of the Skull Valley Station located on by Karen Lee Scott safety at his racetrack. and that the group looks forward to con- sports park representatives were “real Interstate 80, he had killed a 17- STAFF WRITER Carolyn Ashburn, Asst. General tinually working with all the local emer- open to any concerns we had about pub- year-old girl in Mountain Home, Though only casual meetings have Manager of the motorsports park said, gency management officials in the area. lic safety and first responders,” adding Idaho. According to an article in the taken place between Miller Motorsports “We did hold a preliminary meeting with As far as safety plans go, “[Miller’s] “things should work out real good.” Mountain Home News published Park representatives and Tooele County the county sheriff office, fire officials and getting it done,” according to Lt. Herman He noted the Miller group has definitely last year, Teresa Garcia was brutally emergency responders, it seems Larry medical representatives to introduce our Herrera of the Tooele County Sheriff’s “been around the block a bit” and they murdered by Wilson while taking H. Miller is more than willing to work team and open up a dialog.” Department. a nap in the home of an aunt and with local enforcement officials to ensure She said it was an informative meeting He said during the meeting the motor- SEE RACEWAY ON A2 SEE LAWSUIT ON A3 Jail boss helps inmates find better path Voters given option EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the most crimes were committed second article in a series on because of drug use. on charter changes methamphetamine addiction It’s not easy for a drug addict in Tooele County. to turn his or her life around. But by Mark Watson November. since December 2003, Tooele STAFF WRITER City leaders and others have by Mary Ruth Hammond County has had a drug court. Tooele voters have a little spent several hours over the past two years discussing the STAFF WRITER That program, which originat- extra homework to do before the There was a time when Lt. ed through the efforts of Judge general election in November. pros and cons of a city char- Jerry Mora of the Tooele County Randall N. Skanchy, treatment Not only do they need to elect a ter. City Attorney Roger Baker Sheriff’s Department knew what provider Terry Bates, Tooele new mayor and decide who will and Council Chairman Michael it was like to be on “the other County prosecutors and public fill two city council positions, Johnson have provided legal side of the law.” Mora says had it defenders, and Adult Probation but they also need to say yea expertise in fine-tuning the doc- not been for a caring and empa- and Parole agents, has a high or nay to amendments to the ument. thetic police officer in California success rate. Lt. Mora is also a Tooele City Charter. The Council is unanimous in — a man who took a troubled member of the drug court team. The council passed a reso- its position that a city charter is teen under his wing — he’d For the past two years, Mora lution Wednesday night which a good thing for the city. They either be dead or in prison by has worked extremely hard to will allow voters to approve or say the amended charter is nec- now. find Tooele County employ- disapprove of amendments to Instead, Mora, who has been ers willing to hire incarcerated the charter when they vote in SEE CHARTER ON A4 employed with the sheriff’s males. The program works like department for the past decade, this: is supervisor of the Tooele • Only prisoners who have Fed funds earmarked County Detention Center. And been in jail for 30 to 90 days, because Lt. Mora knows what allowing them enough time for it’s like “to hate the system and all the drugs in their system to for runway at Dugway to think like a criminal,” he dissipate, are eligible for any treats all prisoners “the way I work release program. by Mark Watson house all airfield lighting and power would like to be treated.” • Prisoners with outstanding STAFF WRITER equipment. That means Mora treats pris- warrants of arrest or any pend- Dugway Proving Ground is a step The runway was originally con- oners with respect. And that ing charges are ineligible for closer to rebuilding its main runway structed in 1951 and has been in respect goes a long way in help- work release. at Michael Army Airfield. disrepair since 1985. The surface is ing inmates — including those • Prisoners allowed work Utah Sen. Bob Bennett said covered with cracks. addicted to methamphetamine release must be in good physi- Wednesday a Senate appropria- The main mission of Michael or other drugs — have a desire cal condition. tions subcommittee has included Army Airfield is receipt of chemi- to turn their lives around. In • Drug tests are administered his requests for $62.2 million to cal moves and testing of various Tooele County, it is estimated consistently and any prisoner on assist Utah’s military installations types of aircraft, according to that about 85 percent of the work release who tests positive with needed improvements and Dugway Public Affairs Officer Paula jail inmates are incarcerated photography / Mike Call for drugs, or who brings contra- upgrades. Bennett earmarked $25 Nicholson. The airfield is also the because of illegal drug use. Lt. Jerry Mora, supervisor of the Tooele County Detention Center, has band into the jail, is immediately million to demolish the existing run- primary recovery airfield for Utah Whether the criminals were con- worked hard for the past two years to find local employers willing to give dismissed from the program. way at Dugway and construct a new Test and Training Range Emergency victed of possession or distribu- jail inmates a chance at work release. A former gang member, Mora While some inmates are 11,000-foot by 150-foot Class B run- Landings. tion of a controlled substance, turned his life around due to the influence of a “fair and forthright” police- way. The project also includes con- SEE RUNWAY ON A3 or of theft, robbery or forgery, man. He hopes his influence will help inmates incarcerated in Tooele. SEE MORA ON A5 struction of a new electrical vault to WEATHER OBITUARIES A6 CROSSWORD B6 INSIDE Partly cloudy tonight and Friday SPORTS A10 TV LISTINGS B6, B7 Tooele 13-year-olds upset with a chance of showers. Lows Taylorsville; advance in tourney in the 70s. Highs around 100. HOMETOWN B1 JUST 4 KIDS C3 See A10 Complete Forecast: A2 DOINGS B4 CLASSIFIEDS C4 A2 THURSDAY July 21, 2005 ETCETERA ... Keeping hydrated, cool key to beating heat Corrections Valley Weather Forecast Local Weather by Karen Lee Scott ing these steps: The first article in a series STAFF WRITER • Always lock car doors and on the illegal use of meth in Fri 100/71 It’s stinking hot! trunks — even at home — and Tooele County which ran last 7/22 Thermometers across the keep keys out of children’s reach Tuesday may have implied that Partly cloudy. Hot. High near Tooele Valley hit 102 degrees so they cannot get into a vehicle Quenten Christensen, a member 100F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Fahrenheit yesterday and will without your knowledge. of Tooele County’s drug court, likely hit the same mark by the • Contact your automobile does not have a high school end of today, but according to dealership about fitting your diploma. Although Quenten Sat 97/71 the National Weather Service, vehicle with a trunk release did not graduate from his THS 7/23 Mother Nature’s hot flash isn’t mechanism. class, he later completed the Partly cloudy with a stray thunder- expected to dissipate by tomor- • Teach your children that Adult Education Program and is storm. row. vehicles, especially trunks, are a high school graduate. And while it may feel sizzling’ not places to play.