LOGAN — A 29-year-old Logan man has been sent back to the Utah State Prison for violating his parole, as he faces new charges of raping a teenage girl at Benson Marina last month.
Court records show, Oswaldo A. Vidrio was scheduled to appear in 1st District Court this week. Public defender Bryan Galloway told Judge Kevin Allen, his client was not present because he had been transferred back to prison. He asked the court to schedule a preliminary hearing, where the judge will determine if prosecutors have sufficient evidence to bind the suspect over for trial.
Vidrio was arrested March 28, accused of taking a 16-year-old girl to Benson Marina on March 21. While there, he raped and then tried to strangle her. He allegedly had a gun with him at the time.
Deputies later found a condom near where the assault took place. It matched several that Vidrio had in his possession when he was arrested. He also reportedly had brass knuckles, shotgun shells and a meth pipe.
Vidrio has been charged with seven counts, including aggravated sexual assault, a first-degree felony. He was being held in the Cache County Jail without bail before being transferred back to prison.
Court records show, Vidrio along with three other men were arrested in 2008, following a string of burglaries in Smithfield. The four were later charged with breaking into at least 40 homes and a dozen vehicles.