Utah man admits to slicing officer's ear with lawn ornament

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man accused of slicing an officer's ear with a lawn ornament during a confrontation that drew public outcry over police use of force has pleaded guilty.
Leon Dane Hall, 25, pleaded guilty last week to two counts of assault on a peace officer, a third-degree felony, in a deal with prosecutors. The charges were reduced from second-degree felonies, while an additional count of interfering with an arresting officer, a class B misdemeanor, was dismissed.
Hall was arreste