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Grand jury indicts Wasatch County Sheriff, former Summit County sheriff over alleged interference in Kouri Richins's case

By Salt Lake Tribune · October 7, 2026 · 1 min read
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Jared Rigby and former Summit County Sheriff Dave Edmunds have pleaded not guilty. The allegations in their publicly available charging documents remain redacted. (Fox 13) Wasatch County Sheriff Jared Rigby is accused of bullying and intimidating an officer.

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