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Man accused of killing Santaquin police officer formally charged with nine felonies

The Utah County Attorney’s Office announced formal charges Tuesday against the man accused of killing Santaquin Police Sgt. Bill Hooser, including aggravated murder, a capital felony. The man, Michael Aaron Jayne, is facing a total of nine felonies, Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray said during a press conference. Court documents allege that Jayne intentionally hit and killed Hooser while the officer and a Utah Highway Patrol trooper were making a traffic stop on Interstate 15 after a report of a person standing on the back of the trailer while his semitruck was in motion. The driver ...

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