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UTAH MAN SENTENCED FOR STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE VIOLATION
Release Date: 10/04/2001
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FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2001
UTAH MAN SENTENCED FOR STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE VIOLATION
Luke C. Hester 202-564-7818 / [email protected]
Luke C. Hester 202-564-7818 / [email protected]
Keith L. Allred of Cedar City, Utah, was sentenced on Sept. 26 to five years imprisonment and was ordered to pay $35,000 in restitution. Allred has pleaded guilty to the unlawful disposal of hazardous waste, a third degree felony under state law. He dug a hole at the former Emerald Coach Works in Cedar City and placed a 55-gallon drum of methyl ethyl ketone it. The hole was then filled in and covered with cement. After Allred moved from the property, a consent to search was obtained from the current owner of the property and the drum was found. Sampling was conducted by EPA Emergency Response personnel and analysis was performed by the Utah State Health Lab. The case was investigated by the Cedar City Police Department, the Iron County Sheriff’s Department and EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division. The case was prosecuted by the Iron County District Attorney and the Utah Attorney General’s Office.
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