Aggravated Assault

| by Travis Uresk | July 16th 2026 | Vernal, Utah (7/11/26)—Police responded to a report of a fight at the Maverik located at 1740 W US-40. Upon arrival, they found the victim still at the gas station, while the suspect had already left the area. Officer Maughan assessed the victim, who had several red marks on their face and a small amount of blood. The victim recounted that they had an argument with 21-year-old Brody John Bennett, which escalated when Brody physically attac

| by Travis Uresk | July 8th 2026 | Vernal, Utah (7/3/26)—Deputies were alerted to an attempted assault reported on or about July 1, 2026. The victim, an elderly woman, claimed that 64-year-old Wade Alan Simonton threw a wooden stake at her, narrowly missing her head. She described Wade as becoming enraged and intentionally throwing the stake in her direction. Sgt. Leishman collected the wooden stake, which was roughly three feet long with a pointed end, and noted that it cou

| by Travis Uresk | June 29th 2026 | Vernal, Utah (6/27/26)—A domestic altercation unfolded late Saturday night at a trailer park, leading to the arrest of 35-year-old Zachary Daniel Thomson. Reports indicate that he was intoxicated, threatening family members, and had stabbed his wife. Witnesses indicated that Zachary was armed with a knife, which he had used on his wife, and that he was still holding the weapon when officers arrived. Upon reaching the location, officers hea

| by Travis Uresk | June 12th 2026 | Vernal, Utah (6/5/26)—Uintah County Sheriff's Deputies responded to UBMC in Vernal to speak with a 22-year-old man who had sustained injuries. The individual reported being at a bonfire at McCoy Flats. He explained that after some time, he fell asleep in his truck and was awakened by 20-year-old Izaiah Conrad Goff, 19-year-old Shyanne Rhea Eckert, and 19-year-old Tegan Z. Reynolds. The victim recounted that Tegan began yelling at him, accu

| by Travis Uresk | June 2nd 2026 | Vernal, Utah (6/1/26)—According to dispatch, an adult male was seen by a third party assaulting his mother outside in the yard. When Uintah County Deputies arrived, they spoke with a female on the porch who told them that 19-year-old Joshua James Elmer had gotten into an argument with her and his mother outside in the yard. The female told police that Joshua grabbed his mother and began to choke her from behind. The woman stated she tried t

| by Travis Uresk | May 28th, 2026 | Uintah County (5/27/26)—Uintah County Deputies were advised by dispatch of a call that an individual could hear a male and female fighting. While deputies were en route, dispatch advised the two were now outside physically fighting, and the male had a firearm. As Deputy Oldham approached the residence, the male had left but shortly returned and threatened to get into an altercation with law enforcement. The house sits off the main road dow

| by Travis Uresk | May 27th, 2026 | Uintah County (5/24/26)—Deputies with the Uintah County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a shots-fired call on Brush Creek Rd. The woman said her sister fired a gun at her several times. When police arrived on scene, a white van was leaving the property, from which they recognized the driver from previous law enforcement encounters with, and was identified as 55-year-old Dawn Marae Lafferty. Dawn was visibly upset with the police being

| by Travis Uresk | May 21st, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (May 19th, 2026)—Cpl. White received call notes on his onboard computer while responding to a report of an assault, stating that the female victim was at a local hospital. The officer met with the nurse who had been treating the woman, who informed Cpl. White, it was reported to them that the woman and her partner, identified as 56-year-old Alvin Russell Kartchner, met the night before to talk. The conversation evolved into an

| by Travis Uresk | March 26 th , 2026 | Roosevelt, Utah— On March 24 th , 2026, Officer Bellon responded to a fight where two males were fighting each other with sticks. The officer arrived at the scene, where both males were separating and holding banisters. 31-year-old Troy Michael Johnson stated he and his roommate had been drinking vodka and started to argue. Troy stated that his roommate had been teaching him how to fight, but he took it too far. Troy shoved his roommat

| by Travis Uresk | March 26 th , 2026 | Vernal, Utah—On March 25 th , 2026, Deputy Russell was asked to meet with a female who was at the Vernal City Police Department filling out a witness statement about being assaulted. The deputy asked the woman to describe what had happened. She stated that the night before, she and 44-year-old Hadgi Donsha Robinson got into an argument when he asked her for a reason to stay with her. The woman ignored Hadgi, which upset him, and he lef

| by Travis Uresk | March 23 rd , 2026 | Vernal, Utah —On March 22 nd , 2026, a neighbor called the police, saying he was woken up by a female screaming, followed by a gunshot. Responding officers arrived and met with the complainant, who directed the police to a backyard of the townhouses at 1300 S 500 E, where he saw a female and 31-year-old Darius Antillon physically fighting. Officers made entry through the back door and found Darius on top of the victim on the kitchen fl

| by Travis Uresk | March 11 th , 2026 | (Duchesne County) On the evening of March 6 th , 2026, Deputy Phillips responded to a 911 unknown call where the caller told dispatch, "she needed help, he is going to hurt me." Dispatch was unable to communicate with the female, but had an open line, and could hear someone say that they had thrown her to the ground. The call got disconnected, but the female called back, saying, "He is hurting me, and he is going to kill me." When the

| by Travis Uresk | October 19 th , 2025 | Vernal, Utah---On Sunday, October 19 th , 2025, Cpl. Ross was sent to a disorderly call where it was reported that 19-year-old Gianni Jay Davis assaulted the Victim, who is under the age of 18, with a beer bottle. The reporting party and Gianni were in contact via text, saying he wasn't welcome at the residence. Cpl. Ross is familiar with Gianni from prior incidents he has been involved in. It was then reported that the Victim had mu

| by Travis Uresk | 7/18/25 | | Vernal, Ut. | July 17 th , 2025 | A female was woken up by her roommate, 49-year-old David Tell Sharp, demanding a ride to the park. When she refused, David got on top of her, pinned her arms, put his knees in her chest, restricting her breathing, squeezed her face with his hands, threatened to kill her, and punched the bed next to her head. David fled the residence before police arrived. Approximately 30 minutes later, David returned to the h

| by Travis Uresk | 7-13-25 | | Vernal, Ut. | July 12 th , 2025 | At around 3 AM, an officer was needed at the Ashley Regional Medical Center on a report that a woman was being treated in the emergency room after being assaulted by her boyfriend. Officer Escobedo arrived at the hospital and was met by a witness to the incident. The witness stated she had seen the Victim's boyfriend, 38-year-old Danon Shane Parker, grab her by the neck area, pick her up, and throw the Victim

by Travis Uresk 7-8-25 | Duchesne County | July 4 th , 2025 | On Friday in the late afternoon, a couple was leaving their home when they saw a female walking past their property. The couple decided to turn around and check their property, making sure everything was secure, out of suspicion of the female walking down the road. One property owner went to look for the female. The suspect had entered the property and made contact with the other property owner. During that time, t

by Travis Uresk 7-8-25 | Fruitland, Ut. | June 27 th , 2025 | On June 27, 2025, Deputy Green received a phone call from a male and female who stated they were assaulted on June 26, 2025, while at a cabin on West Elkhorn Drive in the Fruitland area. The couple reported that 51-year-old Cari Ann Hunter unlawfully entered the cabin while they were asleep and woke them up by turning on the lights and immediately getting physical with them. The female stated that she was hit in th

by Travis Uresk 7-3-25 | Randlett, Ut. | June 28 th , 2025 | The suspect in this article is currently listed as John Doe, as law enforcement was unable to verify his identity due to his Mexican citizenship and the and only provided the name of "Miguel Robledo," which will be used in this article. On June 28, 2025, Deputy Young received a call from dispatch regarding a 911 unknown call, which provided GPS coordinates; however, the location was in a field South of Pelican Lake.

by Travis Uresk 7-2-25 | Duchesne County | June 27 th , 2025 | Deputy Green was dispatched to an area Northwest of Starvation Reservoir for an assault. 37-year-old Dustin Jess Nelson stated that a male needed medical attention after a physical altercation. Dustin said that a 55-year-old man had lost consciousness, but he was still breathing. He explained that he and his wife, Megan Glover, went to the man's house for a barbecue, and the man threatened the couple. Dustin state

By Travis Uresk 6-30-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 28th, 2025 | A female reported that her boyfriend, 45-year-old Joshua Alan Long, had assaulted her. Police located the victim next to her vehicle parked down the street from the residence where the incident occurred. The female informed the officer she confronted Joshua about his suspected alcohol consumption, which violates his probation. After confronting him, this led to a violent altercation where Joshua threw various objects a