Sweetwater Detective Dick Blust, Jr. has announced that 34 year old Roy Scott Fritts of Oregon was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for attempted first degree murder, plus 8 to 10 years for larceny. The sentences are to be served consecutively.
Fritts, who has a long criminal record including the attempted murder of a Union County Oregon Sheriff and his wife, who had served time for bank robbery, were on the run when Thornell picked them up as they were hitchhiking.
Thornell was spotted and rescued by a family along the Little Firehole Road, about 15 miles from Rock Springs. Following a high speed chase into Utah, Jessica Fritts was captured without incident. Roy Fritts, still armed, was taken into custody after a brief standoff with Summit County deputies.
On June 13th, Jessica Fritts pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit carjacking, aiding and abetting carjacking, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. She was sentenced to 30 years on August 29th. Roy Fritts pleaded guilty to his charges of attempted first degree murder and larceny on July 17th. Edmund Thornell continues to recover from his injuries.
Fritts, who has a long criminal record including the attempted murder of a Union County Oregon Sheriff and his wife, who had served time for bank robbery, were on the run when Thornell picked them up as they were hitchhiking.
Thornell was spotted and rescued by a family along the Little Firehole Road, about 15 miles from Rock Springs. Following a high speed chase into Utah, Jessica Fritts was captured without incident. Roy Fritts, still armed, was taken into custody after a brief standoff with Summit County deputies.
On June 13th, Jessica Fritts pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit carjacking, aiding and abetting carjacking, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. She was sentenced to 30 years on August 29th. Roy Fritts pleaded guilty to his charges of attempted first degree murder and larceny on July 17th. Edmund Thornell continues to recover from his injuries.
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