12-02-2018 19:05 via deseretnews.com

Sevier County man pleads guilty to lesser charges in fatal brawl

SALT LAKE CITY — A Sevier County man originally charged with murder after police say he shot and killed another man following a fight has pleaded guilty to lesser charges.William Gene Muir, 42, of Venice, pleaded guilty in 6th District Court Thursday to manslaughter and felony discharge of a firearm, second-degree felonies, in the death of David Rioja, 36.A jury trial for Muir had been scheduled to begin Monday on a charge of murder, a first-degree felony.Muir and Rioja got into a heated a
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