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Ogden • A Plain City man accused of beating a fellow churchgoer last year at a Mormon baby blessing and mission farewell was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in jail. Wayne Dodge, 52, pleaded guilty last month in Ogden’s 2nd District Court to one count of class B misdemeanor assault. One charge of felony aggravated assault was dismissed, according to court records. Judge W. Brent West ordered Dodge to complete an anger management class as part of a 12-month probation. The judge also ordered Dodge to pay a $550 fine and have no contact with the victim. Dodge, who faced...

PLAIN CITY — A 51-year-old man was arrested on allegations of aggravated assault and disorderly conduct after he slugged another man and later hit him with his vehicle in a dispute police said started with an argument over church seating. Weber County Sheriff’s Lt. Mark Lowther said officers were called to the Meadows ward building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints near 2300 North and 3600 West in Plain City at 10:20 a.m. Sunday. Lowther said police are investigating the incident that started during a packed meeting that included a baby blessing as well as a missionary...