Man in $6 million arson case wants police interview dismissed

Man in $6 million arson case wants police interview dismissed

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

August 11th, 2014 @ 9:44pm

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Scott G. Winterton/Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY A federal judge will decide in the next month whether to throw out a police interview during which a Utah electrician admitted to setting an unfinished apartment building on fire.

Dustin Bowman, 34, of Bountiful, was not informed of his Miranda rights when meeting with federal investigators days after the Feb. 9 blaze, his defense attorney argued in court Monday.

The Salt Lake fire caused an estimated $6 million in damage.

Attorney Jamie Zenger said Bowman was intimidated by officers and indicated he didn't want to accompany them to the site of the fire or to a law enforcement building afterward, where he was interviewed for four hours.

She argued the interview, including Bowman's admission to starting the fire, should be suppressed.

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