Layton mayoral candidate Trevor Lee Foust is facing four misdemeanor charges filed by the city, which could create a conflict of interest if he is elected.

The mayor of Layton plays a shared role with the city council and city manager in providing oversight and can offer input on budgeting for the agencies — the Layton Police Department and Layton city attorney’s office — who are currently prosecuting Foust for allegedly making a threat against his wife.

He has pleaded not guilty, and his attorney said he is confident the charges will be dismissed.

If the charges are not dismissed and Foust is elected on Nov. 4, being prosecuted by the city “certainly could be a conflict of interest,” Layton City Attorney Clinton Drake said in an interview Friday. Foust’s next court appearance is schedu

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