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SALT LAKE CITY — Here are some stories you may have missed this weekend. Click on the headlines to read the full story.
19-year-old drowns in Blackridge Reservoir
A 19-year-old man drowned in a reservoir on Sunday while swimming with his friend. Somewhere in the middle of the reservoir, Joey Pantoja became distressed and drowned. His friend and several others attempted to rescue him, but were unable to locate him. Pantoja was underwater for 40 minutes before search-and-rescue teams were able to locate him.
Medical trash-burning facility plans Tooele move
Stericycle is planning to move from North Salt Lake into Tooele County. The company has been criticized after concerns that the company releases toxic smoke that affects public health. Health officials plan to scrutinize their move, and Stericycle officials believe stricter standards should ease the public’s worries.
Second man arrested in Sandy home invasion
A second man has been arrested in connection with an armed home invasion that occurred on Thursday.
Kenneth Colton Foote, 21, and Andrew Perry Russell, 20, allegedly broke into a man’s house wearing police gear. Both were booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of aggravated burglary, aggravated assault, impersonating a police officer and theft.
Driver, passenger identified in crash near airport
A one-car crash claimed the lives of three people over the weekend. The driver, 23-year-old Jonathan Cruz, sped out of the Salt Lake International Airport parking lot around 5 a.m. on Saturday. Police gave chase for a short time, but stopped after the car got on I-80. The car crashed and rolled several times near the I-215 on-ramp, coming to rest on its roof in the weeds, according to UHP.
The two back-seat passengers were juveniles and their names have not been released. The front-seat passenger was identified as Michaela Martin, 18, of Taylorsville. The three passengers were killed. The driver, Cruz, remained hospitalized in serious but stable condition as of Sunday evening, according to police.
Former prison inmate gives back by helping to educate others
Karl Winsness of Kearns is paying it forward — literally.
Winsness was convicted of shooting and nearly killing a Salt Lake County sheriff’s deputy in 1988. He spent nearly 20 years in prison as a result, and saw the effect it had on his daughters. Since he was released in 2004, Winsness has started a scholarship for children with inmate parents. Most of the money comes out of his own pocket.
