San Juan commission blasts A.G. for 'political games' prosecuting sheriff

SALT LAKE CITY — San Juan County commissioners issued a blistering attack Tuesday accusing the Utah Attorney General's Office of playing "political games" in the now dismissed case against popular Sheriff Rick Eldredge.
Eldredge faced charges of retaliating against a witness, obstructing justice and official misconduct after he was accused of pointing an unloaded gun at a deputy's back and pulling the trigger, then firing the deputy for reporting the incident. Two others in the sheriff's o