06/19/09

OGDEN, Utah (AP) _ Two women who pleaded guilty to third-degree
felony rioting in the beating of a 15-year-old girl _ a video of
which showed up on YouTube _ have been sentenced to six months in
the county jail.

Paloma Veronica Lopez, 24, and 18-year-old Alexandra Elizabeth
Gutierrez were sentenced in 2nd District Court on Wednesday to six
months in the Weber County Jail.

Ogden police said a middle school student alerted a school
resource officer about a video of the Dec. 2 beating on YouTube,
which led police to the suspects.

Police said the beating was over a perceived gang-related
insult. The victim was severely beaten and suffered a broken eye
socket.

Three juveniles also were arrested in the incident.
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Information from: Standard-Examiner, http://www.standard.net

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