A man has been charged with aggravated murder — and could face the death penalty — for allegedly killing a 26-year-old woman and leaving her body in a remote desert of southern Utah. Joseph Edward Fought, 30, faces four felony counts in connection with the homicide. One of those, the murder charge, was amended Wednesday to a capital offense. That means, if convicted, Fought would spend a minimum of 25 years in prison, but prosecutors could also choose to seek his death. He has been charged, too, with kidnapping, possessing a dangerous weapon when he was restricted to do so, and using a stolen car. Fought was initially arrested earlier this month in California , along with Brittany Elizabeth Phillips, 27, who faces a separate felony charge for the stolen car. Both were extradited to Utah and booked in the Iron County jail late last week. Charging documents say the two were driving a rental car stolen out of Arkansas around southern Utah in early August, stopping at motels, restauran...
