Threat of Violence

| by Travis Uresk | June 17th 2026 | Roosevelt, Utah (6/15/26)—27-year-old Dylan Tanner Laing became involved in a road rage altercation with another motorist. The incident began when the other driver passed Dylan, releasing a cloud of black smoke onto his truck. After overtaking the other vehicle, Dylan abruptly applied his brakes, then releasing black smoke over the other driver's vehicle. Officer Denver determined that the other driver pursued Dylan to his home to confront

| by Travis Uresk | May 27th, 2026 | Hanna, Utah (5/16/26)—Cpl. Cox with the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office was notified of a report of a threat made by 57-year-old Michael Deloy Dye, saying he was going to shoot the caller's husband. The deputy arrived, and the caller stated that her husband and other witnesses saw Mike pull up in front of his house, which they figured he was there to buy eggs, as he had done in the past. The daughter went into the house to get the eggs, a

| 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 | May 5th, 2026 | Ballard, Utah (5/4/26)—Two brothers were forced out of their home by their father, 37-year-old Emmette Cordell Cesspooch, during a domestic incident. The brothers also reported they received a call from their mother, during which she was crying and sounded scared, leading them to believe she may be being held at gunpoint. Deputy Roth with the UCSO requested assistance from RPD, and Officer Adams responded and arrived at the residence just b

| by Travis Uresk | May 3rd 2026 | Vernal, Utah (5/1/26)—A woman and her sister who live in the Happy Homes subdivision have been receiving threats from their brother, who also resides there. The sisters, one of whom is currently pregnant, had recently moved into the residence and told police that they had been threatened with bodily harm from 19-year-old Darrell Edward Florentino Peralez. While talking with the police, she informed them there was a history of threatening beh

| by Travis Uresk | April 15 th , 2026 | Vernal, Utah (4/13/26)— Officer Escobedo received a domestic violence report. During this investigation, the female presented several screenshots of text messages she had received to the officer. The messages appeared to be aggressive and threatening. The victim showed the officer various images of text messages from 37-year-old Mathew Brandon Ross, one of which showed he sent the victim an image of a hand holding a semi-automatic hand

| by Travis Uresk | April 8 th , 2026 | Vernal, Utah— On April 7 th , 2026, Vernal City Police were dispatched to a disorderly conduct at the 160 E 881 S apartment complex. According to the victim, his roommate, 30-year-old Marcus Paul Jenson, came into his room and threatened to kill him, and he had locked himself inside his bedroom. Call notes stated the dispatcher could hear Marcus screaming through the closed door. Cpl. McCurdy arrived at the apartment, and Marcus opened

| by Travis Uresk | April 5 th , 2026 | Roosevelt, Utah— On March 31 st , 2026, Officer Denver met with a woman at the Victims Advocate Office while she was filling out an incident report that occurred the day before. The officer began to speak with her, and she stated that 32-year-old Anthony Tanner Small told her he was going to "break her fucking neck," and if anyone tried to interfere with him seeing his kids, he would "fucking murder someone." The female said Anthony ra

| by Travis Uresk | March 23 rd , 2026 | Vernal, Utah —At 2:30 in the morning on March 21 st , 2026, Vernal City Police were dispatched to an apartment complex on a report of a domestic violence in progress. A neighbor reported they could hear a woman screaming, "get off of me," crying, and thumping sounds. Officer Escobedo arrived at the apartment, and almost immediately after knocking on the door, the female came running out of the front door, crying hysterically, and colla

| by Travis Uresk | March 10 th , 2026 | On 3/6/2026, the Roosevelt Police Department was informed that 18-year-old Ryder Jay Crowley made threats against his life via Snapchat by saying that he was going to shoot him in the head. The caller stated that Ryder also contacted a female and told her he was going to shoot the complainant in the head. The complainant showed the officer a video that showed Ryder saying, "I already told him I was going to shoot him in the head." Late

| by Travis Uresk | March 2 nd , 2026 | On February 27 th , 2026, Vernal City Police received information about a threatening detail. The Victim, a sitting judge, stated he became concerned for his safety after viewing a social media post from 18-year-old Nicholas Samuel Smith. The post read that the next time Nicholas saw the judge, he would "show him something cool." Attached to the post was a video of Nicholas pulling a pistol from the front of his person and firing it. Th

by Travis Uresk 6-15-25 | Ballard, Ut. | June 13th, & 14th, 2025 | Deputy Pratt informed Deputy Anderton that he had probable cause to arrest 36-year-old Aleice Collins. Deputy Andeton was in the area, and when he got closer to her address, he could see Aleice walking from the fence line that separates the home she rents from her parent's house. Aleice's parents' home is listed as a protected place on a protective order issued by the 8th District Court. The fence line is clos

by Travis Uresk 6-12-25 | Duchesne County | June 10th, 2025 | The Duchesne County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a report of a female subject driving on SR-87 from milepost 10.5 in Talmage. The complainant stated he and his girlfriend had been arguing when she threatened to kill herself and left the residence. He said that they have been having problems because he caught her driving while high with their children recently and other drama. Cpl. Cox located the vehicle and

by Travis Uresk 6-4-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 3rd, 2025 | A female reported to the police that she and her boyfriend had gotten into an argument, and he threatened to burn down their apartment and sent her pictures of the stove on fire. Officer Escobedo called the female, who stated she wasn't at the apartment at the time of the incident but interacted with her boyfriend over the phone while at another residence. The woman identified her boyfriend as 24-year-old Bryan Don Chast

by Travis Uresk 5-13-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 13th, 2025 | At around 2:00 AM on Tuesday, Cpl McCurdy with the VPD was dispatched to the Valley Saloon. The report stated a customer threatened to pull a gun on another customer. The report continued other customers were now restraining the individual who had a firearm on him. Police arrived and detained the male who was identified by his Louisiana ID card as 23-year-old William Lee Cook. Involved parties indicated William had been

by Travis Uresk 5-13-25 | Maeser, Ut. | May 12th, 2025 | An individual reported to the police that 57-year-old Quentin Ray Johnson told them that Quentin was going to kill his wife and then himself. The individual stated that Quentin did have a firearm with him in the truck and didn't think the victim was aware that Quentin was on his way to the residence. Uintah County Deputies met in the area of 3500 West and 2500 North after it was confirmed by the complainant, who was fol

By Travis Uresk 2/28/25 | Vernal, Ut. | February 27th, 2025 | Vernal Police responded to the area of 650 West 100 South on a report of a man pointing a shotgun at another man. Officer Maughan arrived on scene where a male identified as 27-year-old Ricky Larose Teague said he was the male involved. The officer noticed a shotgun on a vehicle next to Ricky, and he was then placed into handcuffs while the shotgun was secured by assisting officers. Officers spoke with multiple wit

By Travis Uresk 2/20/25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | February 1st, 2025 | The Duchesne County Sheriff's Office started an investigation on 2/1/25 into a protective order violation involving a 20-year-old female and 30-year-old Mark Michael Robert Flores. There was an active protective order out of the 8th District Court Duchesne involving the two. It was served on November 4th, 2024, and was active until February 11th, 2025. The female provided text messages between her and Mark from t

By Travis Uresk 1/21/25 | Fruitland, Ut. | January 15th, 2025 | At around 5:00 pm, Cpl. Nichols received a call from dispatch regarding a...

By Travis Uresk 1/6/25 | Naples, Ut. | January 4th, 2025 | A Uintah County Deputy was dispatched near the Pebble Acres Subdivision for a...