Committee OKs bill targeting 15-year-olds who kill officers

SALT LAKE CITY — Fifteen-year-olds accused of killing on-duty law enforcement officers could be charged directly in adult court under a bill that was approved Tuesday by a 5-4 vote of the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee.HB190, sponsored by Rep. Mike Winder, R-West Valley City, would give prosecutors the option of filing charges against 15-year-olds directly in adult court in cases of murder or aggravated murder of on-duty police officers. State law currently allows dir