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CEDAR CITY — In a misdemeanor theft case that took more than three years to make its way through the court system, former Parowan mayor Preston Griffiths was found not guilty on Friday.
After hearing more than two hours of testimony during Friday's bench trial in Cedar City, Judge Rita Cornish, who traveled from northern Utah's 2nd Judicial District Court to hear the case, ruled in favor of the defendant and dismissed the single count of retail theft, a class B misdemeanor.
"I'm just glad it's finally over," Griffiths told Cedar City News afterward. "I'm happy with the outcome, that I was vindicated of the charges."
The case centered on whether Griffiths had improperly given himself a 20% employee discount when purchasing ammunition from the hardware store where he worked in Parowan.
