>>'Jihadist' Ex-Coach Under Arrest
(Price Utah)-Former Utah State University Eastern Men’s Head Basketball Coach Christopher Dewitt Craig — who has described himself as an "Islamist jihadist" — was arrested Thursday on an outstanding drug-possession warrant. Last week, authorities in Colorado were warning churches about Craig, because he had described himself as an "Islamist jihadist."Steamboat Springs police Capt. Jerry Stabile said Craig had been driving around the mountain city with a towel on his head, sunglasses and filming himself, according to the Associated Press.Fort Collins, Colo., police spokesman Matt Johnson said his agency put out an alert to area churches based on information received from Steamboat Springs officers. The alert said Craig was saying that Mormons and Catholics "would be destroyed" in the coming weeks, the Associated Press reported.The Sun Advocate reported that after Craig, 32, was taken into custody at his wife’s Price apartment on the outstanding drug possession warrant, police found suspected marijuana, drug paraphernalia and shotgun shells.

Craig was booked into the Carbon County jail on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and the drug-related warrant.On July 10, Craig was arrested in Thatcher, Ariz., after allegedly entering a classroom on the campus of Eastern Arizona College, where he waved a bible and asked the instructor if he was Mormon. Craig then left the classroom and went to another campus building where he continued to make derogatory statements about Mormons and Catholics before being arrested later at a Thatcher Walmart, according to The Sun Advocate.


>>District Attorney, Police Disagree On Events Leading To Deadly Shooting

(Salt Lake County, UT) -- West Valley City Police detectives and the Salt Lake District Attorney disagree on what led the detectives to shoot a woman to death. The District Attorney yesterday said Detectives Shaun Cowley and Kevin Salmon were not legally justified in killing Danielle Willard last year. Cowley said he approached Willard's vehicle thinking she had just bought drugs, when her tires screeched and he saw her driving backwards towards him. The District Attorney says there's no proof Willard hit Cowley with her vehicle or that there was any risk of him getting hit.

>>Group Discusses Possibly Moving State Prison

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utah might move its state prison. A commission yesterday talked about the idea yesterday at the state Capitol, where they heard counties' proposal to use jails, rather than a large, new prison. The group talked about moving the state prison out of Draper and possibly building a much smaller facility on the site. Officials say counties can hold inmates for less money.

>>BYU Players Will Wear Jerseys Without Names

(Provo, UT) -- BYU football players are going to wear unusual jerseys during their Homecoming game. The team will wear jerseys that don't have the players' last names on the back, but say either "Tradition," "Spirit," or "Honor" on them. The new jersey design was revealed yesterday and later it was announced the players would only use them for the Homecoming game.

>>Boater Dies In Freaky Accident On Lake Powell

(Lake Powell, UT) -- Authorities near Lake Powell are investigating how a man was killed after being ejected from his boat. Officials said the victim was then struck by the boat he just got ejected from near Dangling Rope marina. KSL-TV says the man may have been jettisoned into the water when his boat struck an island or a rock. Authorities said the victim was from northern Utah but they did not release his name.

>>Utah Firm Creates Armored Panels For Schools

(Centerville, UT) -- A Centerville firm says it has developed a product that could prevent students from injuries if their classroom comes under attack. Bulletproof partitions made with a synthetic fiber are the work of International Armoring Corporation. The company says it has adapted its fiber used for armored vehicles to make these movable, bulletproof panels that can completely cover classroom doorways to prevent the acts of an attacker. The armor is apparently strong enough to stop rounds fired from high-powered assault weapons.