Wanted man turns himself in

Federal authorities say the last of three men wanted in a stolen-gun ring, which contributed the weapon that was used in the fatal shooting of a West Jordan police officer, turned himself in Monday.

Authorities said 22-year-old Isidore Theodore Barrera of Tooele turned himself in after being indicted last December with two other men in the selling of some 15 firearms reported stolen from a Vernal pawn shop.

Court documents show that Barrera, Steven Anthony Mendez and Marcelino Junior Montes allegedly sold the stolen guns to others, including gang members and juveniles, which were then used in the commission of several crimes.

U.S. District Attorney spokeswoman Melodie Rydalch said some of those crimes included domestic assault, the drive-by shooting of a Salt Lake County officer's home and several armed convenience store robberies.

The most notorious crime involving the stolen guns was the November 2002 fatal shooting of West Jordan police officer Ronald Wood at the hands of a 17-year-old boy.

Barrera is scheduled for a detention hearing next Wednesday in U.S. District Court. He faces up to 10 years in prison for each firearm Barrera dealt with, which is believed to be 10, Rydalch said.

Mendez is in custody, and Montes is on conditional release pending a trial set for May 31.