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Fate of agents lies with county attorney
By Geoffrey Fattah
Deseret News staff writer
PROVO — The fate of three U.S. Secret Service agents, accused of misconduct in a wild party allegedly involving young girls and alcohol, has been placed in the hands of Utah County Attorney Kay Bryson.
Bryson confirmed Friday afternoon that he has received a substantial report from Provo Police, detailing the actions of the three agents and will determine if criminal charges will be filed against the agents.
The report of alleged misconduct involving the federal agents has been one in just a handful of slip-ups during the Olympic games.
"We've received the police report. It's a very lengthy report," Bryson said Friday. "I have been reading it for the last couple of hours."
Bryson said his office will not release any more details in the case, nor the identity of the agents, until a decision is made on if criminal charges will be filed. That may take yet another week.
Officers were called to the Western Inn Motel, 40 W. 300 South, in the early hours of Feb. 1, on a complaint of loud noise coming from one of the motel rooms near the motel office.
It wasn't until five days later that police say they realized they were dealing with a party involving Secret Service agents. A source close to the investigation has told the Deseret News that the party may have involved alcohol and girls who may be under age.
Agents with the Secret Service detail in Salt Lake City have said the three agents, from Florida, Mississippi and Alabama, were in Provo to provide security during the Winter Olympics. At the time of the party, all three agents were off duty.
Since the incident, all three agents have been placed on administrative leave. Secret Service spokesman Tony Ball said Friday any disciplinary action taken by his agency will not likely happen until the case is screened by the Utah County Attorney's Office. Until then, the agents remain on leave.
Provo Police detectives last week traveled to Florida, Mississippi and Alabama to interview the three agents.
"We have conducted a thorough investigation of the allegations and the matter is now in the hands of the Utah County Attorney's Office," said Provo Police Chief Greg Cooper in a news release.
Bryson said his office will take next week to sift through the report and to re-interview witnesses.
"Our practice is to screen it with other attorneys in the office to get their views," Bryson said. "It will be at least another week before we have a decision."
E-MAIL: gfattah@desnews.com
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February 23, 2002
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