Judge Orders Teen to Home Confinement Pending Trial

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WEST JORDAN -- A teen accused in a plot to kidnap and torture people in a way similar to the horror movie "Saw" was ordered to be released from juvenile detention Friday.

Third District Juvenile Judge Christine Decker agreed to release a 14-year-old boy to home confinement pending his trial, which is set to begin May 21. The Midvale Middle School student and a 15- year-old West High student are each charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit aggravated kidnapping, a second-degree felony.

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Judge Orders Teen to Home Confinement Pending Trial

The 15-year-old did not request to be released and will remain in juvenile detention pending the trial.

Before announcing her decision, the judge acknowledged that the boy has ...

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