Suspect in Coach's murder will stand trial

The man accused in the shooting death UVSC Hockey Coach Ken Dolezar late last fall will stand trial. A judge ruled last week that there was sufficient evidence against Eugene Christopher Wright to hold him over for trial. Wright will be back in front of the judge later this week for a pretrial hearing.


Shooting suspect to stand trial (Daily Herald, April 26 2008)

Man charged with Doleszar murder in court

Eugene Christopher Wright, the man accused with murdering UVSC Hockey coach Ken Doleszar late last year, had his first court appearance on Monday. Wright's charges were formally read into the record and the suspect, who was arrested last Thursday, indicated that he had retained attorney Ed Brass to defend him. Wright remains in jail and his $2.5 million bail remains unchanged.

Suspect arrested in Dolezsar Murder

Last week Salt Lake police arrested Eugene Wright in connection with the murder of UVSC hockey assistant coach Ken Dolezsar.

Arrest made in Dolezsar murder (Daily Herald, February 29 2008)

While DNA testing results are still on the way, police seem confident that they have their man. Of course more details are forthcoming.

In the meantime, UVSC's hockey team finished off their season by knocking down crosstown rivals BYU 7-3.