South Salt Lake city councilman Paul Sanchez was booked into jail on one charge of criminal trespassing at city hall.The arrest happened around 6:30 p.m. Wednes
The South Salt Lake City Council on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, unanimously voted to censure member Paul Sanchez over code of conduct violations in response to multiple social media posts critical of the city and its elected and appointed leaders. South Salt Lake city councilman Paul Sanchez was booked into jail on one charge of criminal trespassing at city hall.He said it took over nine hours to process him at the Salt Lake County Jail, and that he wasn’t released until around 3:30 a.m. Thursday.
Officers said Sanchez refused to leave and told them they'd have to arrest him. He was then taken into custody.z at a meeting on March 6. They said he violated the council’s newly-adopted code of conduct through social media posts. His posts, the council said, included disrespectful messages and shared personally-identifiable information about another council member.
As part of the censure, Sanchez was suspended from council activities, and told to participate in meetings remotely on Zoom.
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