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Delta man charged with 2 counts of murder in stabbing deaths of parents

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DELTA, Millard County — A 26-year-old man accused of stabbing his parents to death is facing a mandatory sentence of 25 years and up to life in prison if convicted. Rett Mikel Riding, 26, of Delta, was charged Tuesday in 4th District Court with two counts of aggravated murder and two counts of aggravated kidnapping, all first-degree felonies.

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