Drugs

By Travis Uresk 3-28-25 | Vernal, Ut. | March 25th, 2025 | Uintah County Justice Court advised police that 45-year-old Brian Kay Carroll missed court and had a warrant issued for his arrest issued on 3/25/25. While Deputy Ogle was on patrol, he conducted a records check and found two statewide warrants for Brian Carroll. Due to prior dealings, the deputy was familiar with Brian and knew where he had been living. The deputy drove to where he knew Brian had been staying. In the

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 3/24/25 | Vernal, Ut. | March 23rd, 2025 | On Sunday, Officer Maughan was called on a report of a kidnapping that just occurred. The petrified mother stated that 29-year-old Kayden Ray Jensen took her 10-month-old son. While officers were on scene, they were informed that assisting officers had found Kayden at his mother's, 48-year-old Carley Amber Yates, residence in Naples, Utah, with the baby, who is not the biological father. It was also reported that Kayd

By Travis Uresk 3/21/25 | Vernal, Ut. | March 19th, 2025 | The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office received information from an individual that there has been a lot of stop-and-go traffic at the Keebler residence located at 4000 South 75 East. The individual said the home looks like a McDonald's drive-thru because so much traffic stops there. This informant advised that people will go up to a bedroom window, which is cracked open. The window is on the west side of the single-wide

By Travis Uresk 3/16/25 | Uintah Basin | March 16th, 2025 | The Uintah Basin experiences a range of violent crimes, including homicide, assault, and sexual assaults, but this area has seen a significant increase in drug-related crimes including the possession and distribution of Fentanyl. Below are crime statistics for the Uintah Basin from the Utah Department of Public Safety. https://bci.utah.gov/ Duchesne County Officers Injured Uintah County Officers Injured The data port

By Travis Uresk 3/16/25 | Uintah County | March 14th, 2025 | On Friday, a white Dodge truck with a temporary paper registration that expired in October 2024, oversized tires, and no mud flaps was traveling westbound on US-40, that took an unusual amount of time to pull over for a traffic stop. UHP Trooper Ryan approached the truck and identified the male driver as 19-year-old Zayden Marcus Neill. The trooper asked the driver about the expired tag, and Zayden stated that he ha

By Travis Uresk 3/13/25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | March 11th, 2025 | While out on patrol, Officer Arnold randomly ran a license plate on a white Dodge Durango and found that it had a revoked registration and no insurance. The officer caught up to the vehicle around 1500 East 200 North and initiated a traffic stop. He informed the driver of the reason for the stop and asked for his driver's license, but the driver stated that he only had an ID card. The driver handed the officer his

By Travis Uresk 3/13/25 | Ballard, Ut. | March 13th, 2025 | It was reported to 9-1-1 that an intoxicated larger adult male wearing a white hoodie and shorts had came into Maverik and passed out at their seating area. The complainant then reported the male then went into the bathroom and urinated all over the floor, which upset another patron who was inside the bathroom at the time. The complainant further stated the male had taken some food from the shelf and possibly did not

By Travis Uresk 3/12/25 | Vernal, Ut. | Vernal, Ut. | While out on patrol in the area of 1200 West Highway 40, Officer Maughan found a female he was previously informed about who had an active statewide warrant for her arrest. The officer stopped to speak with 34-year-old Sasha Morningstar Antonio and confirmed she had an active statewide warrant for her arrest. Sasha was placed into handcuffs and secured into a patrol vehicle. Sasha had a purse and a cloth bag with her that

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 3/6/25 | Naples, Ut. | March 5th, 2025 | On 11/19/24, the Uintah Basin Narcotic Strike Force (UBNSF) made arrangements to meet with a confidential informant (CI) regarding the purchase of controlled substances. The CI reported that they could purchase methamphetamine and cocaine from an individual known as 35-year-old Keith Travis McClure. One of the agents met with the CI at a prearranged location along with three other agents to assist with the controlled bu

By Travis Uresk 3/5/25 | Uintah County | March 4th, 2025 | On Tuesday, Deputy Ogle with the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office was parked near McCoy Flats checking speed when he observed two suspicious vehicles on Dog Valley Road. The vehicles met up and turned their headlights off. A short time later, one of the vehicles began traveling Northwest toward Highway 40. At around 9:30 pm, Deputy Ogle contacted Trooper Lorensen with the Utah Highway Patrol and advised him that he and

By Travis Uresk 2/26/25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | February 14th, 2025 | Roosevelt Police received a domestic violence call and were able to speak with the victim on the phone, who told them they contacted a friend to pick up the kids to get them out of the house. It was reported that the offender, 45-year-old Michael Wayne Eades, and the victim told the police that he wasn't currently at the home and nothing physical had taken place. It was decided the police would keep an eye out f

By Travis Uresk 2/26/25 | Fruitland, Ut. | February 19th, 2025 | On 2/19/25, 65-year-old Jeffery Seymour Giles attended a court hearing via WebEx in the 8th District Court in Duchesne to set a new trial date for previous charges. Jeffery was on probation for the charges in question and had not checked in with his probation officer since November 2024. During the hearing, Jeffery requested that his probation be moved to a private provider in the Salt Lake City Area. He informe

By Travis Uresk 2/24/25 | Naples, Ut. | February 22nd, 2025 | At approximately 2 pm, Sgt. Watkins watched a gray GMC Suburban enter the intersection of 1500 S 2500 E. The vehicle attempted to turn left and pulled in front of another westbound vehicle. The oncoming vehicle and this GMC Suburban had to apply their brakes to prevent them from being hit. It was clear the Suburban failed to yield the right away. The officer stopped the vehicle for failing to yield. He contacted th

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 2/22/25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | February 12th, 2025 | A Duchesne County Deputy was dispatched to a suspicious person call on County Road 178 near Roosevelt. The reporting party, 56-year-old Troy Clyde Erickson, stated that someone was on his 13-acre property going through his items and vehicles. Clyde said that he saw a male dressed in dark clothing and a hat but didn't see them, didn't know which direction they went, and didn't see any vehicles. While en route, he

By Travis Uresk 2/18/25 | Duchesne County | February 18th, 2025 | On January 23rd, 2025, Cpl. Nichols took a report of a theft at the Myton Family Dollar. The employee stated that on 1/18/25, a male came into the store and was observed placing a $5 USB cable into his pocket. The male walked up to the front counter with nothing to purchase but wanted to put money on his cash app. The male presented a 50-dollar bill to the clerk and left the store. Later, the clerk found that s

By Travis Uresk 2/15/25 | Ballard, Ut. | February 10th, 2025 | Deputy Simmons was stationary along Highway 40 near 3500 East in Ballard...

By Travis Uresk 2/14/25 | Uintah County | February 14th, 2025 | At 8:36 am, police were dispatched to a single-vehicle collision on SR-45...