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2 dead, 1 arrested after police respond to hostage situation

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DELTA, Millard County — A couple is dead, and their son is in custody after police responded to reports of a hostage situation Saturday in Delta. Rett Riding, 26, was booked into the Millard County jail for investigation of aggravated murder and aggravated kidnapping.

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