A man arrested on outstanding warrants has new charges after he tried to discard drugsduring his arrest. 29-year-old Jonah Grant Betts was arrested on January 12th in UintahCounty and in the process threw tin foil containing Fentanyl and other drug materialsunder a...
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Several Months Of Crimes Catch Up To Man In Uintah County
A man was arrested this month in Uintah County after a list of crimes from recent months caught up to him. 28-year-old William Ruel Edrington was arrested on the night of January 10th and the following felony charges were filed after his arrest. According to court...
Man Held On No Bail For Alleged Rape At Duchesne County Senior Center
A Duchesne County man is being held on no bail after being charged with 1st DegreeFelony Rape. Court documents state that 49-year-old Bryan Keith Dumas was arrestedafter the victim reported the alleged assault to police and an investigation took place. Theassault...
Passenger In Vehicle Resists Arrest And Assaults Officers
A Jensen woman is now facing new felony charges after her response to being arrested onoutstanding warrants in Uintah County. The Probable Cause Statement explains that onJanuary 11th, 39-year-old Crystal Zelazny was a back seat passenger in a vehicle that wasstopped....
Colorado Woman Threatens Uintah Basin Congregation
A Colorado woman is facing charges after making serious threats to a Uintah Basin community. On January 7th, law enforcement responded to a call of threat of violence in the Neola area after a family member of a local resident threatened to drive her vehicle into a...
Jail Inmate Wreaks Havoc On Jail Property
A Uintah County Jail inmate has not handled his situation well this month as he faces new felony charges associated with causing damage to the jail over multiple occasions on multiple days. 35-year-old Cort Warren first added to his charges on January 7th when he...
Erratic Driver From Park City Arrested in Duchesne
An erratic driver on Highway 40 in the early morning hours of January 8th is now behind bars and facing a list of charges. According to a press release from the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office, Duchesne County Deputy Tim Davis was patrolling the area of Bridgeland...
Man Arrested On Child Sexual Abuse Charge
A man was arrested this week on one count of Felony Child Sex Abuse for actions thatallegedly took place in Fruitland. Detectives with the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Officetraveled to the Wasatch Front this week to take 60-year-old Roger Lynn Rasmussen intocustody. The...
State Wide Warrant Arrest Includes New Charges For Asking Child To Hide Drugs
A woman arrested on a State Wide Warrant has additional charges after asking a child to conceal drugs from the arresting officer. 35-year-old Tahlene Shaw Serawop was pulled over in Uintah County for a traffic violation on December 28th. Serawop was unable to provide...
Duchesne County Man Enters Guilty Plea To Aggravated Sexual Abuse Of Child
A sex offender in Duchesne County was in court this week and entered a plea of Guilty to 1st Degree Felony Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child. 40-year-old Lamar Elvin Sweat was booked into Duchesne County Jail in September on 10 counts of Forcible Sodomy of a Minor....