Fight leads to probation

A sibling fight is the reason for one woman being placed on probation.

Misty R. Mares, 25, of Green River appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at a change of plea and sentencing hearing aggravated assault and battery, which was reduced to a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangering.

Mares pleaded no contest to the charge and was given a one-year suspended jail sentence and one year of unsupervised probation.

According to court documents, on Aug. 17, 2016, officers responded to the Flaming Gorge Motel to check on a domestic dispute report.

After arriving, officers spoke...