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FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) -- A preliminary hearing has been set for the Bountiful teen accused in the death of his mother, who body was found stuffed in a freezer.
Eighteen-year-old Jeremy Hauck appeared in court yesterday wearing shackles an a red jumpsuit. He's charged with first-degree murder in the death of 51-year-old Laura Hauck last month.
Hauck is accused of shooting and slitting his mother's throat in their Bountiful home. Authorities say the teen then stuffed his mother's body into a freezer and stole her car.
Police found the woman's body on August 7th. Two days later, officers arrested Hauck in Missoula, Montana.
Hauck's preliminary hearing is set for September 25th.
Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune.
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