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The Daily Record
Hinton OK’d to leave state
May 1, 2007
By Vic Vela
 The
Royal Gorge Academy co-director accused of assault and false
imprisonment of several students can move out of state if he wishes
to, while returning for court proceedings, a judge ruled Monday.
In addition, Randall Hinton, 32,
pleaded not guilty to the charges he faces in Norman Cooling’s
Fremont County courtroom as a trial date also was set.
The defense motion to relocate out
of state was not met with objection by the prosecution nor the
alleged victims in the case, who were not present for Monday’s
hearing.
Meanwhile, several Academy
administrators appeared in the courtroom to support Hinton,
including school co-director Brian Lemons.
When asked by Cooling if it was the
defendant’s desire to move to Utah, where he had lived prior to
opening the school, Hinton responded, “Yes, I’d just like to have
that option.”
The defendant faces seven counts of
third-degree assault and two false imprisonment charges, all
misdemeanors. Hinton was arrested in January following a Canon City
Police Department investigation into charges that he was abusive
toward students at the private boarding school.
A trial date was set for Aug.
27-31. His next court appearance, a motions hearing, is scheduled
for 10 a.m. June 28.
Hinton was represented by his
attorney, Michael Gillick; the prosecution by Deputy District
Attorney Thom LeDoux.
Vic Vela can be reached at
vvela@ccdailyrecord.com.
From Randall Hinton's Most Recent
Bio:
Randall Hinton is a husband to a
beautiful wife and a father to two daughters and one son. He was
employed by Brightway Adolescent Hospital to serve as a Psychiatric
Technician under Dr. Goates, Child Psychiatrist for two years. He
then went to Cross Creek Programs to work with Students in their
Youth Leadership Program for one year. He assisted in establishing
Spring Creek Lodge, Montana; Tranquility Bay, Jamaica; and Carolina
Springs Academy, South Carolina, as the Assistant Director for each
facility. He has worked in the Marketing Department (Teen Help) for
3 years helping parents place their children into the WWASPS
Programs. Randall, as the Director, organized the facility and staff
of The Academy at Dundee Ranch in Costa Rica. Randall left Dundee
Ranch and the WWASP Organization June of the year two thousand and
two. He has worked with at risk youth for the past ten years.
Randall studied Psychology at Dixie State College. He has now
dedicated his life to producing a better atmophere for young men and
serving families in need.
For more information, please visit
our
Royal Gorge Academy page,
Tranquility
page, and
WWASPS page.
(Note: Copied from the White River
Adventure website where Randall Hinton worked prior to opening Royal
Peak Academy, which was renamed Royal Gorge Academy.)
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