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CEDAR CITY —A man convicted of attempted murder and aggravated burglary after choking a woman with a rubber hose at a Cedar City laundromat has been sentenced to a minimum of eight years in prison.
Zackry Izaac Ross, 38, was sentenced to serve for one term of five years to life and one term of three years to life in the Utah State Prison by 5th District Judge Matthew L. Bell, who ordered that the terms run consecutive to each other.
"And I'm going to add, the court strongly urges the Board of Pardons to never release you," Bell told Ross during the April 8 sentencing hearing. "It's not about rehabilitation or giving you services. It's about incapacitating you from hurting innocent people for stupid reasons."
"You are a substantial and intensive risk to the community and you should never be released," Bell added.
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