Man convicted of aggravated robbery with multiple violations is back in jail

ST. GEORGE — A St. George man who avoided prison by way of a residential treatment on an aggravated robbery conviction last spring is back in jail as of Wednesday, despite a warning from the sentencing judge who provided a glimpse into the defendant's future of incarceration if he violated the terms of the agreement.

In April 2022, 26-year-old Michael Dean Rottmund appeared before District Judge Jeffrey C. Wilcox for sentencing on first-degree felony robbery and four misdemeanors, including one count of unlawful detention and three counts of possession of a controlled substance.

The case stems from an incident that Wilcox described as "absolutely horrific," filed in March 2021 and started with a 911 call reporting a robbery that took place at an apartment complex on West 360 North on the night of March 6, 2021.

Officers arrived to learn a man had been held for more than five hours against his will after one of the tenants, later identified as Georgia Brook Jones, accused him of taking several thousand dollars that were missing from her home.

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