Sex Offender

| by Danielle MacKimm, KUTV | | Sat, July 19th 2025 at 8:33 AM | BALLARD, Utah (KUTV) — A registered sex offender from Uintah County is facing 18 felony charges after allegedly exchanging explicit photos and videos with an 11-year-old boy over text. A Duchesne County Sheriff's deputy was assigned to investigate a case involving 23-year-old Jacob Kimball Bates on July 12. Family members of an 11-year-old boy reportedly reached out to law enforcement after finding texts on the

| by Travis Uresk | 7/18/25 | | Vernal, Ut. | July 17 th , 2025 | On July 17, 2025, the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office received a Child Abuse and Neglect Report (CANR) regarding the sexual conduct of a minor. The suspect in this case was identified as 43-year-old Hadgi Donsha Robinson, and the victim a 17-year-old female. According to the CANR, the female reported she had been engaging in sexual activities with her moter's live in boyfriend Hadgi. She stated they had been wa

by Travis Uresk 6-3-25 | Duchesne County | May 28th, 2025 | The week of May 19, Detective Hunter with the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office received a cyber tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force for investigation. Several images of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) had been sent out by the user and were attached to the cyber tip. Detective Hunter submitted a warrant to KIK on Friday, May 23, 2025, for the subscriber information as well as all informa

by Travis Uresk 5-21-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 20th, 2025 | On Tuesday, Adult Probation and Parole (AP&P) received a tip on sex offender 23-year-old Joshua Jay Zook, who is currently on probation for the following offenses: Felony 3 - Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Misdemeanor A - Dealing in Material Harmful to Minors (16-18) Felony 3 - Unlawful Sexual Activity with a Minor The tip alleged that Joshua was using Snapchat, which is not listed on the Utah Sex Offender Registry. It

by Travis Uresk 5-18-25 | Uintah Basin | May 18th, 2025 | Uintah Basin Sex Offenders Altamont Sex Offenders Duchesne Sex Offenders Fruitland Sex Offenders Ft. Duchesne Sex Offenders Jensen Sex Offenders Lapoint Sex Offenders Myton Sex Offenders Neola Sex Offenders Randlett Sex Offenders Roosevelt Sex Offenders Tabiona Sex Offenders Talmage Sex Offenders Vernal Sex Offenders Utah Department of Public Safety- Sex and Kidnap website- https://sheriffalerts.com/cap_office_disclai

by Travis Uresk 5-17-25 | Duchesne, Ut. | December 2024 | In late December 2024 Detective Hunter with the DCSO was sent a cellphone extraction from the Grand County Sheriff's Office. The extraction was about a seized cellphone belonging to 53-year-old Samuel Ray Nielsen, who is incarcerated in the Duchesne County Jail. The Grand County Sheriff's office was investigating Samuel for charges involving the enticement of a child. The detectives with Grand County had responded to t

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 4-24-25 | Duchesne County | April 22nd, 2025 | Detectives with the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office received information that a male suspect who is on the sex offender registry was not in compliance and did not have a valid ID or driver's license. Per Utah code (53-3-806.5 U.C.A), it is a 1 Class A Misdemeanor per month charge every month on the registry without a valid ID card or driver's license. It was verified with the driver's license division that 48-yea

By Travis Uresk 3/22/25 | Vernal, Ut. | March 20th, 2025 | Detective White with the Vernal Police Department started working on this case on Wednesday, February 12th, 2025, when the department received a National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) Cybertip regarding a MediaLab/Kik user having uploaded material to a user account, which depicts Child Sex Abuse Material (CSAM). MediaLab/Kik reported that they had become aware of a user uploading contraband to thei

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 2/27/25 | Duchesne, Ut. | January 16th, 2025 | In late December 2024, Detective Hunter received a cellphone extraction from the Grand County Sheriff's Office. The extraction was regarding a seized cellphone belonging to 53-year-old Samuel Ray Nielsen, who is incarcerated in the Duchesne County Jail. The Grand County Sheriff's office was investigating Samuel for charges involving the enticement of a child. Detectives with Grand County had responded to the Duche

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By Travis Uresk 1/28/25 | Uintah Basin | January 28th, 2025 | The entire list of Uintah Basin Sex Offenders Though much of 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 1/6/25 | Vernal, Ut. | December 31st, 2024 | Deputy Simmons was informed by Adult Probation and Parole (AP&P) that one of...

By Travis Uresk 12/25/24 | Vernal, Ut. | December 23rd, 2024 | While Detective Gardenheir was investigating another case involving...

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September 1st, 2024 Here is a list of all the registered sex offenders listed in the Uintah Basin from the Utah Sex and Kidnap Offender...