Federal attorneys have the revealed the names of more than 40 witnesses they plan to call in a civil rights lawsuit against polygamous towns on the Arizona-Utah border.
The witness list in the Department of Justice case against Colorado City, Arizona, and Hilldale, Utah, includes a former bodyguard for polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs and the onetime chief of the marshal service for the two towns.
The Spectrum newspaper in St. George, Utah, reports prosecutors say the towns systematically denied housing, water services and police protection to people who weren't part of Jeffs’ polygamous group.
The trial is set to begin in Phoenix on Jan. 19 and will be decided by jurors from northern Arizona. The DOJ is seeking court orders requiring steps to prevent future discrimination.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
