A probation check in Duchesne County led to the arrest of 2 individuals. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, evidence revealed that probationer 32-year-old Tausha Brandt was trying to buy illegal narcotics and a check was conducted at her home in Duchesne...
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Duchesne Man Arrested On Drug Charges And Felony Assault
A Duchesne man was arrested after assaulting a family member when confronted about drug use. The man pushed the family member backwards with force while yelling obscenities. Damien Victor White admitted to officers that he had put his hands on the family member to...
Man Booked On Felony Aggravated Assault In Uintah County
A man was booked into Uintah County Jail last week on a felony charge of Aggravated Assault. A woman requested that an officer go with her to pick up items from a residence in Uintah County and after she retrieved the items she told the officer that an altercation had...
AP&P Check Ends In Arrest After Drugs And Weapons Discovered
An AP&P check ended in arrest in Duchesne County this week. On July 8th, Adult Parole and Probation requested assistance from the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office to perform a vehicle inspection. Methamphetamine was located in the vehicle. A search was then...
Man Arrested After Being Accused Of Rape/Stealing Car Following Rave Party
A rave party in the Strawberry River Road area of Duchesne County resulted in arrest for one man in attendance who was accused of rape and then took a vehicle without permission, fleeing the situation before cops arrived. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause,...
Man Flees Dollar Tree When Told He was Under Arrest On 2 No-Bail Warrants
A man with two no-bail warrants for his arrest tried to evade the situation after being approached by an officer in the Roosevelt Dollar Tree on July 2nd. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 32-year-old Kody Gene Kimbel fled from the store but was...
Wanted Fentanyl Dealer Arrested In Roosevelt
A man with a warrant for his arrest was arrested on June 28th after an officer noticed a motorcycle with a man on it matching the description of the fugitive dispatch had put out a notice about. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 50-year-old James Earl Lee...
Man On Probation Arrested After Openly Stealing From Myton Family Dollar
A man on probation was arrested last week after openly stealing from the Myton Family Dollar Store. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 20-year-old Kane Olvera-Swain walked into the store, walked past the cashier station, grabbed a drink out of the cooler,...
Arby’s Visit Leads To Stolen Card; Investigation Leads To Arrest
A visit to the Roosevelt Arby’s left one customer missing their financial card which was then used by an employee for a shopping spree. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, Roosevelt PD was contacted by the victim about a lost card that had been used for...
Man Refuses To Pull Vehicle Over; Charges Include Driving on a Denied License
A case of speeding quickly led to a list of charges last week in Uintah County on Highway 40. A highway patrol trooper attempted to pull over a dark SUV for speeding at 20 over the speed limit when the vehicle slowed down to the speed limit but did not pull over....