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'Not guilty' plea given -- An Eagle Mountain man pleaded not guilty to several felony charges stemming from a prolonged standoff with the Utah County SWAT Team at his home in January. Matthew Graham, 34, entered the plea Monday morning in Provo's 4th District Court. Judge Samuel McVey scheduled a four-day trial to begin on Aug. 12.
Graham is charged with aggravated kidnapping, terroristic threats and domestic violence in the presence of a child. Prosecutors allege that on Jan. 31 he brandished handguns at his wife and four children and refused to let them leave the couple's house in Eagle Mountain. When his family left the house to talk to Utah County sheriff's deputies, a 4-and-a-half-hour standoff ensued. McVey set a June 30 deadline for filing motions in the case and scheduled a final pretrial conference for July 21. Pony Express Days kicks off ¬¬--Eagle Mountain's city celebration kicks off with the baby contest finals "Boot Scootin' Boogie" on Tuesday. Possibly the most popular baby contest in north Utah County, more than 300 parents entered their babies for the 2007 Eagle Mountain Baby Contest. "We changed it this year to photos because last year we had so many and like this room wasn't big enough to hold everybody it was getting so congested," said event organizer Angie Ferre. "The top 10 boys and girls of each category will actually come in for judging by folks outside of Eagle Mountain City." The winning babies and toddlers will get to ride with a parent in the June 7 Pony Express Days Parade and receive prizes. Power outage notice -- The Eagle Mountain power company has scheduled a power outage for the City Center area Wednesday, May 28, from midnight to 4 a.m. The outage is so the linemen can connect the citiy's new 138KV line and serve the community better in the future. Hunts begin May 29 -- The Pony Express Days Kids' Scavenger Hunt and family geocaching hunt begins next Thursday. As part of Pony Express Days, the city will be placing five different caches in and around the city. Some will be easy. Some may be a little more difficult. Each cache will contain a code word. Find the caches. Record the five code words and then present the five¬ code words at the city information booth in Nolan Park to enter your name into a¬ drawing for the following prizes from Best Buy: handheld GPS (valued at¬ $379.99), digital¬ binoculars with camera (valued at $139.99), or an MP3 player bundle (valued at $89.99). Check the city's Web site at www.eaglemountaincity.com for the clues and coordinates beginning May 29 at 4 p.m. Other rules and prize information are also available on the site. Donations needed -- Eagle Mountain City is collecting donations for care packages to send to local deployed military personnel. Donation boxes will be available May 27 to May 30 at City Hall, Eagle Valley Elementary, Pony Express Elementary, and The Ranches Academy. A box will also be available at the Memorial Day concert on May 26 and the Home for a Hero event on May 30. Items they will be able to accept: Packaged snack foods and powdered drink mixes, entertaining books/puzzle books/DVDs and CDs, playing cards/board games/handheld video games, and hygiene items such as toothpaste, mouthwash, shaving creme, Q-tips, wipes, hand sanitizer, lip balm, bar soap. Early deadline -- The North County Newspapers will have an early deadline for celebrations for the May 29 edition. Those who wish to place weddings, anniversaries, missionaries or birthdays in the paper for that issue need to make their submissions by Friday at 2 p.m. The North County Newspaper offices are at 399 E. State Road, Pleasant Grove. The offices may be reached at 756-7669. |
