2 Men Indicted in Break-In At Utah Mink Farm

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Two men have been indicted in connection with a break-in at a South Jordan mink farm last summer and a similar attempt at another mink operation two months later.

William James Viehl, 22, of Layton, and Alex Jason Hall, 20, of Ogden, were arrested Thursday morning.

In August, hundreds of mink were released and breeding records destroyed at the McMullin mink farm. Shortly afterward, the Animal Liberation Front posted a statement from a "local soldier out of Utah" taking credit for the incident.

Federal officials on Thursday declined to offer details about the arrests or whether the two men are connected with ALF, a loose-knit group that opposes fur farms.

Each man faces a felony and a misdemeanor. Federal officials say they do not believe either man has a lawyer yet.

Associated Press