Child Endangerment

| by Travis Uresk | July 11th 2026 | Uintah County (7/10/26)—Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Searle was patrolling on US-40 near mile marker 157 when he noticed a red Toyota Scion tailgating a truck and horse trailer. As the truck and trailer passed the trooper's driver's-side mirror, the Toyota was roughly 1 second behind the horse trailer. The trooper decided to initiate a traffic stop for following dangerously too closely. The driver, 21-year-old Angel S. Garcia Rico, provided

| by Travis Uresk | June 3rd, 2026 | Roosevelt, Utah (6/1/26)—A woman reported to police that her two teenage daughters, a 13-year-old and a 16-year-old, had been drinking alcohol provided to them by their father, 36-year-old Brycyn Gerald Ralph Payne, during his parental time. Deputy Phillips arrived on scene and spoke with the 16-year-old female, who showed signs of alcohol consumption. With consent from her mother, the deputy administered a preliminary breath test that sho

| by Travis Uresk | April 27th, 2026 | Lapoint, Utah (4/24/26)—On April 23rd, 2026, police received information that there were about 4 pounds of Meth at the residence. The next day police requested a search warrant for 7571 E 10000 N in Lapoint, Utah. The information police received was that 43-year-old Gayl Linn Rasmussen, 26-year-old Austin Rilee Hague, and 47-year-old Steven Blaine Hague were involved in distributing large amounts of Meth throughout the Uintah Basin, prim

By Travis Uresk 3-27-25 | Ballard, Ut. | March 22nd, 2025 | A white Dodge Neon was stopped at 3000 East US-40 in Ballard, Utah. A records check of the vehicle revealed that an active warrant was attached to it in 30-year-old Jessica Ann Zamora's name. After stopping the vehicle, Deputy Fairey made contact with Jessica and was met with the heavy odor of alcohol coming from the passenger compartment with an infant in the front passenger seat, not in a car seat, unrestrained. Di

By Travis Uresk 3-27-25 | Ballard, Ut. | March 26th, 2025 | Deputy Pratt with the UCSO, DCFS, and Uintah County Sheriff detectives, executed a search warrant in Ballard. During the search, they located meth, drug paraphernalia, and other evidence of illegal drug use. 30-year-old Harley Web Christensen was found inside the home and detained for safety reasons during the search for illegal narcotics. While Deputy Pratt gathered items from his truck, Harley asked to speak with h

By Travis Uresk 3/7/25 | Uintah County | March 6th, 2025 | While on patrol, a Uintah County Deputy noticed a muddy Ford F-150 parked in a pullout near milepost 33.5 on SR 121. Next to the truck, a subject was laying on the ground. When the deputy pulled up to the vehicle, he saw a female quickly jump to her feet and into the driver's seat. Deputy Fairey approached the truck and smelled an overwhelming odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. The driver was uncooperative and

By Travis Uresk 2/24/25 | Naples, Ut. | December 6th, 2024 – February 22nd, 2025 | On 12/6/24, Naples City Police received an anonymous tip from Tip a Cop , where they stated while visiting a friend, they saw about 1,000-1500 blue Fentanyl pills in a container in the bathroom of the residence at 1474 S 500 E. The homeowner in this tip is, 31-year-old Jessica Rae Gardiner. Since this tip, the Uintah Basin Narcotics Strike Force Agents have been watching this residence. While o

By Travis Uresk 2/11/25 | Uintah County | February 8th, 2025 | A UHP Trooper was stationary, watching traffic, when a vehicle traveling...