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MANTI — Troy Knapp, known as the "Mountain Man" for the years he spent roaming Utah's mountains and allegedly stealing from unoccupied cabins, requested a hearing on the evidence against him Wednesday.
Knapp, 35, has been charged with three counts of burglary, theft by receiving stolen property, second-degree felonies; purchase, transfer, possession or use of a firearm by a restricted person and criminal mischief, third-degree felonies; three counts of theft and two counts criminal mischief, class B misdemeanors. His attorney, Lawrence Hunt, requested a preliminary hearing Wednesday, in which a judge will hear the evidence Sanpete County prosecutors have against Knapp before deciding whether he should stand trial on the charges.
A hearing was set for June 10 by 6th District Judge Wallace Lee.
Knapp was arrested April 2 after authorities tracked him down near Ferron Reservoir. He apparently shot at a Department of Public Safety helicopter that was participating in the search for the elusive fugitive who is also facing as many as 18 criminal charges in Iron, Kane and Garfield counties.
Knapp is a survivalist who is suspected of breaking into dozens of cabins in southern and central Utah for at least seven years.
