Abuse

| by Travis Uresk | April 7 th , 2026 | Vernal, Utah— On March 22 nd , 2026, Detective Webb with the VPD took a report of multiple incidents of abuse that have been occurring over the past few years, with the most recent being about a month ago. During the interview, the female made allegations of kidnapping and assault by the suspect, 34-year-old James Michael Smuin, who had slammed her head into a wall, causing a hole in the wall. The woman also stated that there are other

| by Travis Uresk | February 26 th , 2026 | (Vernal, Ut. 2/23/2026) The Uintah County Sheriff's Office dispatched a deputy to a domestic incident report from earlier in the morning, around 3 AM. The victim was away from her home, so the deputy met with her in a parking lot. When the deputy arrived, the male suspect was in the parking lot with the victim, and they appeared to be having a slightly elevated conversation. The suspect was reported to be a 44-year-old man, Hadgi Do

by Travis Uresk 7-2-25 | Duchesne County | June 26 th , 2025 | On June 19, 2025, the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office received a Child Abuse Neglect Report (CANR) that 41-year-old Jennifer Marie Todd and her boyfriend, Tracy Olsen, would smoke "Blues" (a common name used to describe Fentanyl) in a shed where they would sleep. The alleged drug use was done in the presence of Jennifer's three young children, who also would sleep in the shed. It was learned during an interview w

By Travis Uresk 5-27-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | May 23rd, 2025 | During the investigation, it was uncovered that the 15-year-old victim was being human trafficked and drugged by multiple adult males who were having sex with her. During the interview with detectives, the female victim stated while at the apartments in Roosevelt, she met 35-year-old Jeffory Murray, who would have been around 33 years old at the time of the incident. The victim told detectives that Jeffory would come

By Travis Uresk 5-1-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | April 28th, 2025 | The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Department was called to a residence approximately 4.5 miles North of Roosevelt regarding a child sexual and physical abuse case. A deputy met with DCFS and spoke with the suspect, 30-year-old Isaac Eduardo Jaramillo, while the DCFS caseworker talked to a witness. Isaac told the deputy when the victim was younger, he would slap her on the butt. He compared it to a "good game" pat. Isaac

By Travis Uresk 4-22-25 | Duchesne County | April 21st, 2025 | On April 9th, 2025, three alleged juvenile victims of child abuse were brought into the Split Mountain Youth Detention Center in Vernal due to being reported as runaways. The children were then brought to the Children’s Justice Center to be interviewed. Victim #1 talked about a time when 40-year-old Jesse Colt Jensen threw victim #3 to the ground and put them in a headlock. Victim #3 tried to leave, but Mr. Jens

By Travis Uresk 2/19/25 | Duchesne, Ut. | February 7th, 2025 | A detective with the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office received a report from the Department of Child and Family Services regarding possible child abuse and neglect. The victims listed in the CANR report were an 11-year-old male and a 13-year-old female. It was reported that abuse and neglect took place during visits to their fathers. The children's father gets visitation every other weekend. The father was identif

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By Travis Uresk 2/8/25 | Vernal, Ut. | January 7th, 2025 - February 7th, 2025 | On 1/7/25, the Utah Division of Child and Family Services...

By Travis Uresk 2/5/25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | January 26th, 2025 | On Sunday, January 26, 2025, Detective Sgt. Hunter was dispatched to the...

By Travis Uresk 1/27/25 | Uintah County | January 21st, 2025 | A Detective with the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a...

By Travis Uresk 9/8/24 | Vernal, Utah | September 6th, 2024 | At 7:00 pm, Deputy Oldham was dispatched to a suspicious call at 880 North...

By Travis Uresk 2/21/24 On Saturday, February 3rd, 2024, at around 11:30 pm, VPD responded to a report of an individual sitting in their...

By Travis Uresk 1/15/24 Roosevelt, Ut. - On 1/7/24, RCPD was dispatched to a domestic dispute at 125 West 200 South apartments. Dispatch...

By Travis Uresk 1/7/24 Vernal Ut. Officer Elmer and Deputy Roth responded to a welfare check at the Sage Motel on January 6, 2023. The...

By Travis Uresk 11/7/23 Duchesne County, Ut. — Duchesne County Sheriff's Office received a CANR (Child Abuse Neglect Report), and in this...

By Travis Uresk 10/20/23 Roosevelt, Utah, 10/7/23 (1nationjustice) — Around 6:30 pm, Officer Christensen responded to an active domestic...