Thread: Ethiopian refugee give false info - buys 4 assault rifles

UVSC student ruled mentally competent

A Utah Valley State College student who allegedly gave false background information while buying four assault rifles was ruled mentally competent on Thursday by a 4th District judge. Prosecutors had requested an evaluation of Kidus Chane Yohannes because he is purportedly "consumed with violent depictions of the death of United States military servicemen, as well as human execution by gunfire."

Yohannes, 20, also made statements about killing a police officer, court documents allege. He is charged with four counts of providing false background check information and one count of possessing a stolen credit card. All the charges are third-degree felonies. The charges allege Yohannes, an Ethiopian refugee who is a permanent U.S. resident, gave a fictitious alien registration number on a background check application when he bought the weapons.

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_6824491

hmmm.... Another quality Immigrant... but I am sure he was going duck hunting with those assault rifles

Originally Posted by AirborneSapper7

hmmm.... Another quality Immigrant... but I am sure he was going duck hunting with those assault rifles

Airborne, do you mean when you see this nut coming you had better duck.

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Former UVSC student may be deported after felony conviction
By Kristin Owens
Special to the Tribune

Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated:03/27/2008 06:21:20 PM MDT

Posted: 5:47 PM- A former Utah Valley State College student was sentenced Thursday to serve one more month in jail and 3 years of probation for felony theft. The 20-year-old will likely be deported to Ethiopia before he finishes that sentence, attorneys said.
Kidus Chane Yohannes was convicted in February of third-degree felony possession of his roommate's credit card. Two additional felony charges of buying guns with a false identification number were dropped in December.
Judge Gary Stott denied a motion by attorney Richard Gale to reduce the felony charge to a Class A misdemeanor.
Deputy Utah County Attorney Chad Grunander said reducing the charge might have allowed Yohannes to avoid penalties associated with a felony conviction, like deportation.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has placed a hold on Yohannes, which means federal authorities are likely planning to begin deportation proceedings, Grunander said.
Yohannes is in the United States on political asylum from Ethiopia, which could complicate deportation, Grunander said.
Yohannes is purportedly "consumed with violent depictions of the death of United States military servicemen, as well as human execution by gunfire," according to 4th District Court documents. He also allegedly made statements about killing a police officer, according to court documents.
Those statements contributed to the Utah County Attorney's Office's determination to get a felony conviction, which ensures that Yohannes can never again legally possess a gun in the United States, Grunander said.
Stott sentenced him to serve 120 days in jail, with credit for time served since his June arrest.

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