Man Involved in Standoff Decades Ago Released From Prison

Man Involved in Standoff Decades Ago Released From Prison


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KSL Newsradio's Marc Giauque reportingOne of the men imprisoned after a shooting and standoff in Summit County is set to be released.

Corrections Lt. Fred House was killed Jan. 28, 1988, during a 13-day standoff at the Singer family's Marion ranch in Summit County after the bombing. Swapp's brother-in-law, John Timothy Singer, opened fire on law enforcement officers as they tried to end the siege.

Now the man who fired that fatal shot, John Timothy Singer, is being released. But people in town don't seem overly concerend.

"No one from up here was hurt in the ordeal, so I'm sure the houses have a completely different reaction," said one townsperson. "We've pretty much gone past it."

In the past two decades, townspeople say they've moved on with their lives, as has the Singer-Swapp family. Singer's brother-in-law, Adam Swapp, is still in prison. He recently apologized for bombing the Kamas LDS Stake Center, an act that started the siege.

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