I have received the below request for assistance from Fountain City
Attorney Chad Woolley regarding the Native American Church. I know this is
not the first time this organization has come up in Utah. Please see
Chad's request and, if you have information that may be useful to him,
contact him directly at cwoolley@me.com. Please do not reply to the sender
of this e-mail.
Mark Nash, Director
Utah Prosecution Council
(801) 366-0201
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From: Chad Woolley <cwoolley@me.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 12:15 PM
Subject: Native American Churches
To: "mnash@utah.gov" <mnash@utah.gov>
Cc: Tracy Cowdell <tcowdell@me.com>
Mark:
We have a branch of the Oklevueha Native American Church (
http://nativeamericanchurches.org/) setting up operations in Fountain
Green. Apparently, Mr. Mooney has had dealings with the authorities in
several Utah jurisdictions. I was wondering if you know who is the best
contact to get some background and ideas of dealing with this crowd. The
police chief, Chad Huff, is looking for some help and direction. He has a
meeting with the city council tonight to give them a report.
As the city prosecutor, I could use some advice from those who have more
knowledge about how their "sacraments" are protected and where the limits
of constitutional protections begin and end.
Thanks for any help!
Chad Woolley
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