A high-profile Las Vegas defense attorney is facing a theft charge after authorities said he stole a necklace at a Utah resort.
The Utah County attorney's office on April 6 charged Gary Guymon with one count of misdemeanor theft. Authorities said he was caught on video March 24 stealing the necklace from the gift shop at the Sundance Resort, near Provo.
The item was worth less than $300.
Guymon, 46, is also a former chief deputy district attorney who handled several criminal prosecutions. One of his most well-known cases was the prosecution of Margaret Rudin, also known as "The Black Widow," who was convicted of killing her millionaire husband in 2001.
Guymon could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Surveillance footage captured Guymon walking into the shop and snagging a necklace off a mannequin on display at the front of the store, Utah authorities said. He is seen sticking it in a bag he had slung over his shoulder, they said.
Guymon is next seen standing at a counter inside the gift shop, according to the surveillance footage aired on KLAS-TV, Channel 8. It appears that he is writing several postcards.
Authorities identified Guymon in part through the postcards he signed with his name that he left at the store, said Sgt. Spencer Cannon with the Utah County sheriff's office.
Cannon said Guymon was not arrested or cited at the time of the incident.
According to the charging document, Guymon faces one charge of misdemeanor theft. The charge carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
He is scheduled to appear in Utah County Justice Court in July.
In a previous interview, Guymon said that he was pushed out of the district attorney's office after his name surfaced during the public corruption trial of former Clark County Commissioners Dario Herrera and Mary Kincaid-Chauncey.
During the trial, Cheetah's strip club owner Michael Galardi testified that he bought Guymon drinks and lap dances and arranged for Guymon to have sex with strippers. Guymon took care of Cheetah's employees' legal troubles, including speeding tickets and DUI charges, Galardi said.
Guymon maintained that the allegations were untrue.
He has worked at the Clark County public defender's office since about 2004.
Public Defender Phil Kohn said Guymon is still employed with the office.
"I take any breach of the law very seriously," he said. "But I want to see what the district attorney (in Utah) will do."
Contact reporter David Kihara at dkihara@reviewjournal.com or 702-380-1039.
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