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May 19, 2009 7:28 am US/Central
Hearing Postponed For Woman Linked To Texas Raid
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) ―
A court hearing for a woman identified as a person of interest in the calls that triggered a raid on a Texas polygamist group has been postponed until August.
Rozita Swinton faces legal proceedings stemming from two false reporting cases in Colorado that are unrelated to the Texas raid.
A judge in Douglas County, just south of Denver, had been set to decide Monday whether to revoke Swinton's probation there because she now faces charges in Colorado Springs.
The judge decided to delay a decision until Aug. 20, after the Colorado Springs case is expected to be resolved. Swinton has entered a plea of "not guilty, mental condition impaired" in that case.
In Douglas County, Swinton was put on probation after telling police she was a 16-year-old girl who was suicidal after giving birth. She faces jail time if found guilty of violating her probation.
Texas authorities raided the Yearning for Zion Ranch in Texas in April 2008 following hot line calls alleging abuse that turned out to be fake. Swinton was named a person of interest in the calls shortly after the raid.
Authorities say the calls were made from a phone number linked to Swinton. However, she has not been charged with any crime in Texas.
Ten men from the ranch accused of crimes including bigamy and sexual assault on a child are seeking to have evidence taken during the raid thrown out because the initial search warrant was based on fake calls.
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