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Dix Woman Found Guilty Of Perjury

Four men and eight women found Jean Childs of Dix guilty of the crime of perjury on Friday, Aug. 30, in Kimball District Court. The jury took just over an hour to determine her guilt.

Jean Childs was represented by public defender Lindsay Snyder, while Special Prosecutor Paul Schaub prosecuted the perjury case.

The perjury charges stem from an investigation in February 2016 and a trial in August 2016.

In the trial, Jean Childs’ husband was accused and found guilty of “injury to a public road.” The road was Vine Street in Dix. Childs’ wife perjured herself during the trial.

Child’s attorney, Sn...