CEDAR CITY — A Nevada man previously charged with kidnapping after a woman asked for help at a gas station in Hamilton Fort appeared in court for sentencing last week.
On July 17, 53-year-old Epigmenio Bustillos-Marquez, of Las Vegas, appeared for sentencing on one second-degree felony count of kidnapping. He was also sentenced in a second misdemeanor case.
The felony case was filed following an incident reported March 8, when one woman slipped another woman a note at a convenience store in Iron County saying she needed help. The woman receiving the message contacted police, according to charging documents filed at the time.
During the sentencing hearing, J. Bryan Jackson, Bustillos-Marquez' defense attorney, said the presentence assessment recommended a jail sentence of up to 210 days, with an upward recommendation of up to a year in jail, with credit for time served.
