28-01-2018 04:49 via deseretnews.com

Probation ordered for Panguitch man who buried mother's body in coal bin

SALT LAKE CITY — A Panguitch man pleaded guilty Thursday to burying his 90-year-old mother's body in a coal bin in her home after she died. He was sentenced the same day to probation.Pete Marker, 66, pleaded guilty in his initial court appearance in the case to desecration of a human body, a third-degree felony, while an additional class B misdemeanor charge of failure to report finding a human body was dismissed.A prison sentence of up to five years in prison was suspended in lieu of two
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