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Lack of evidence, conflicting conclusions: County attorney's office declines to charge Tremonton couple in death of child
The Box Elder County Attorney’s Office will not file child homicide or child torture charges against a Tremonton couple in the death of their 11-year-old son, though lesser offenses could still be considered by Justice Court. The decision followed a months-long, multiagency review that found insufficient evidence to support those charges. Reviewers also disagreed with portions of the probable cause affidavits used in the May 6, 2026, warrantless arrests of Brigham and Melinda Merrell. Anne Hansen, chief civil deputy in the Box Elder County Attorney’s Office, said the decision not to file…
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