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OGDEN — An assault charge has been refiled against the former president of the Utah Farm Bureau after prosecutors said they realized he'd previously been charged in the wrong jurisdiction.
Ron Bennett Gibson, 50, of Ogden, was charged last month with assault, a class B misdemeanor, in Hooper, Weber County. But a judge signed a motion to dismiss the charge on Aug. 31 after the Weber County attorney said there had been confusion over whether the incident happened in Hooper or in unincorporated Weber County.
The same charge was refiled in Weber County Friday to reflect that the alleged crime occurred in an unincorporated area of the county.
Gibson was arrested Aug. 8 after one of his employees called police to report a confrontation. The alleged victim told police he and several co-workers hadn't received their last four paychecks, according to a police booking affidavit.
The alleged victim said when he and several co-workers went to Gibson's farm and confronted him, an argument ensued, including Gibson telling the victim to "shut up" in Spanish and backhanding him across the face, causing injury that required medical attention, court documents allege. The altercation was caught on video.
Gibson later resigned as president of the Utah Farm Bureau.
He is scheduled to be arraigned on Oct. 18.
