From Deseret News archives:
The tragedy of the 'kidnapped bride'
Plea deal with parents puts end to case
But Julianna Redd Myers, whose parents were charged with felony kidnapping in Provo's 4th District in connection with their 200-mile, pre-wedding antic, said the conversation with her dad was a less-than-fulfilling talk.
"It went OK," she told the Deseret Morning News after the hourlong meeting with her father, Lemuel Redd. "I was disappointed, I'll be honest. He isn't really the same person I remember. He seems a bit brainwashed."
Myers' tepid conversation with her father followed a hearing in 4th District Court during which Lemuel and Julia Redd, of Monticello, both pleaded guilty to one class A misdemeanor of custodial interference.
The pleas were part of a deal with prosecutors. The couple had originally faced felony kidnapping charges.
"(Lemuel) wants his family to heal and believes that today this is the best way to accomplish it," said Jere Reneer, attorney for Lemuel Redd.
For her part, Myers said she thinks her father understands the mistake he and her mother made last August when they drove her against her wishes to a hotel in Grand Junction rather than to a wedding dinner in her honor.
Despite that acknowledgement, Myers is concerned that her parents still harbor negative opinions about her now-husband Perry Myers.
"As far as the healing ... it will take time to see how sincere they are," she said. "(That means) them stopping the rumors they spread about Perry and the lies they're telling."
Some of those include the idea that Perry Myers won't let his wife wear makeup. Or that he forces her to do things his way. Julianna Myers said Perry may be strong-willed, but has never hurt her or forced her to do anything against her will.
In court Wednesday, Julianna Myers spoke briefly to the judge to express her concern about how long it has taken to resolve the case, as well as her desire for a three-year probation period for her parents. The judge granted that request.
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