JUNCTION, Piute County — A former Piute High School coach charged with rape has been ordered to stand trial.
During a June 2 preliminary hearing, prosecutors added a charge of forcible sodomy, a first-degree felony, against Lawson Rashad Sweat, court records indicate. That charge is in addition to a pair of first-degree felony rape charges Sweat is already facing.
Sweat, 29, pleaded not guilty to the charges, the court records state. A two-day trial will be scheduled. Sweat is accused of sexually assaulting a then-16-year-old student. He was a 27-year-old teacher at Piute High School at the time. He has since resigned.
Violinist retires
Frances Darger, a violinist of 69 years with the Utah Symphony, is set to retire this summer.
Weekend rescuers
Between a horse, kittens and five baby ducks trapped, rescuers were kept busy but saved all the animals.
Clinton man arrested
Police are investigating a Memorial Day shooting that left a teenager dead in a Yuba Lake State Park campground and his older brother in jail.
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