Arrest warrants issued for three Jeffs followers
 
The Eldorado Success
FLDS temple at the YFZ Ranch

Installation of the stone facade on the FLDS temple at the YFZ Ranch has progressed very little in recent weeks, leading some observers to speculate that a series of civil and criminal actions against FLDS prophet Warren Jeffs and his closest followers is having an effect. Still, some work continues, including the installation of three large air conditioning cooling towers (upper right of photo)

Randy Barlow, 32, Kelly Fischer, 38, and Dale Barlow, 47, all of Colorado City, AZ, are wanted by the law in Arizona, according to Mohave County Attorney Matthew Smith. They are all members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and followers of the church’s self-appointed prophet, Warren Jeffs.

Like Jeffs, the three men were reportedly indicted by a Mohave County grand jury and face felony charges in Kingman, AZ.

Randy Barlow, the youngest of the three, faces the most serious charge, that of Sexual Assault of a Child, a 3rd degree felony in Arizona.

Authorities tell the Success that Randy Barlow is the son Truman Barlow, who served as a trustee of the church’s United Effort Plan (UEP) trust until he and the remaining panel of trustees were removed last week by Utah District Judge Deno Himonas.

It is unknown if Randy Barlow and Dale Barlow are directly related.

Dale Barlow and Kelly Fisher each face charges of felony Sexual Conduct with a Child and felony Conspiracy to Commit Sexual Conduct with a child, the same charges now pending against the fugitive prophet Warren Jeffs.

Fisher is the individual who owns and operates a business named Cozy Log Cabins in Hildale, UT — the same company whose workers allegedly disassembled a massive building the company occupied on UEP land and moved it away only hours after Utah courts took control of the trust away from Jeffs and his lieutenants last month.

Fischer is rumored to be the man in charge of building a dozen or so log cabin-style buildings on the YFZ Ranch near Eldorado.

Unlike the group’s mysterious prophet Warren Jeffs, authorities can prove that Fischer has actually been to Schleicher County. He was issued a traffic citation here on Oct. 19, 2004 for unsafe passing of a motor vehicle.

Fischer paid his fine to Schleicher County Justice of the Peace James C. Doyle.

Locally, Schleicher County Sheriff David Doran said he was not aware of the new arrest warrants and expressed continued frustration about having to learn of the warrants. Doran found himself in the same position three weeks ago when news that Warren Jeffs had been indicted was leaked to the news media before law enforcement officials were notified.

Still, there appears to be more indictments on the horizon. Mohave County AZ county attorney Matthew Smith indicated in a phone interview on Tuesday that he expected more arrest warrants would soon be issued.

Exactly how soon is soon? Smith would not say, but added that his office continues its probe into wrongdoing by Jeffs and his followers.
 
MyEldorado.net
Originally published July 7, 2005
 
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