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St. George man sentenced to jail after falsely claiming his wife planned to kill him

By KSL · October 16, 2026 · 1 min read
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Robert Sprague, 65, was ordered to spend one year in jail and three years on probation, with the judge suspending three additional consecutive sentences. He falsely claimed his wife plotted to kill him, police said, and swore to lies in legal documents.

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