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Wasatch County Sheriff moves to disqualify judge in obstruction of justice case

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SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A Wasatch County Sheriff moved to disqualify the judge in his obstruction-of-justice case. Sheriff Jared Rigby was indicted on charges of obstruction of justice and making a false written statement connected to the high-profile murder case against Kouri Richins, a Utah woman convicted of killing her husband.

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