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SANPETE COUNTY -- On Jan. 3, police in Nevada captured a man and woman from Utah who are suspected in the murders of a retired Mt. Pleasant couple. Prosecutors still haven't filed murder charges.
KSL's Chopper Five was over the remote Nevada desert last Tuesday as police finally caught up with Logan McFarland and Angela Hill, who had been on the run from a violent crime spree in Utah and Nevada. McFarland and Hill are still being labeled as suspects in the shooting deaths of Woody and Ann Fullwood.
The problem is, they were captured in Nevada and prosecutors there want to try the couple for crimes in that state before extraditing them to Utah. So it could be a long time before the couple ever has to face justice in Utah.
These aren't going to be the final charges by any means.
–Sanpete County Attorney Brody Keisel
"Candidly, they are in Nevada custody. They had some events that occurred in Nevada and right now they plan to move their prosecution over there," said Sanpete County attorney Brody Keisel "Presently, it's a moot point about actually getting them physically in our custody and our jail."
For now, three other defendants face charges related to a burglary that investigators believe was the motive that eventually led to the murders of the Fullwoods
McFarland was charged with burglary before he was ever arrested and late this afternoon Hill had a burglary charge filed against her.
"These aren't going to be the final charges by any means," Keisel said. "The reason these charges have been filed is for purposes of establishing bail, making sure we're confident they are secured while in the custody of the Nevada authorities."
While Sanpete prosecutors wish their suspects had been captured in Utah, they are relieved McFarland and Hill are in jail and will continue to build their case against them- until Nevada turns them over.
"Presently Nevada has them in their custody, and they are the ones pursuing the prosecution. We're absolutely pursuing the prosecution here, but right now (Nevada authorities) are in control.
Hill has already told a Nevada judge she won't fight being brought back to Utah to face charges, but McFarland says he plans to fight extradition. It appears it will be at least several months before they will be back in Utah.
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