Warrants

| 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 | April 12 th , 2026 | Vernal, Utah (4/10/26)— Deputy Cheshire was parked watching traffic near 1500 E 450 N when a vehicle with one headlight approached the “T” intersection at 1500 E 500 N, where it turned West and failed to yield the right of way to an oncoming vehicle also going West. The deputy caught up to the vehicle to make a traffic stop, but the driver failed to pull over despite activating the right turn signal. The deputy then activated his siren

| by Travis Uresk | April 11 th , 2026 | Fruitland, Utah— Cpl. Cox noticed a vehicle traveling North on Coleman Drive in the Pinion Ridge area and saw the same vehicle earlier at a residence known for criminal activity. As the vehicle approached Old US-40 and made a right-hand turn, the driver committed a traffic violation, and the deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop. But the vehicle continued slowly rolling East. While Cpl. Cox was behind the vehicle, waiting for the

| by Travis Uresk | April 1 st , 2026 | Ballard, Utah— On March 31 st , 2026, Deputy Fairey conducted a traffic stop on a silver Nissan car at 2800 East Main in Ballard, Utah. Prior to initiating the stop, the deputy conducted a registration check, which returned information indicating that the car's registration was revoked and that a letter requesting proof of insurance had been sent. Deputy Fairey made contact with the two occupants, and the male identified himself as 37-y

| by Travis Uresk | April 1 st , 2026 | Duchesne, Utah— Cpl. Cox noticed a black SUV; he knew from checking the warrants list that 47-year-old Christopher Robert Prieto had warrants for his arrest involving drugs. The SUV pulled into the parking lot at the Gateway gas station and walked into the store. Cpl. Cox also pulled into the parking lot to take Chris into custody. While the deputy waited for Chris to walk out, he never came outside. The deputy decided to go inside the

| by Travis Uresk | March 28 th , 2026 | Duchesne, Utah— At midnight on March 20 th , Cpl. Cox noticed a car parked at the Well's Club that he recognized from prior investigations and knew the driver was wanted on a statewide warrant. The driver, 54-year-old Kandi Ann Thomas, got into her vehicle and drove eastbound through an alley. When entering the roadway from the alley, she failed to signal as she passed the deputy. Cpl. Cox pulled the vehicle over and asked Kandi for he

| by Travis Uresk | February 22 nd , 2026 | First traffic stop & arrest On Saturday, February 14 th , 2026, Officer Kirk was on duty and patrolling in the area of 1500 W and US 40 in Vernal, Ut. A vehicle drove past him with a headlight out. The officer turned around and caught up to the vehicle near 1800 W US 40. He turned on his emergency lights, and the vehicle came to a stop at 1980 W and US 40. Officer Kirk identified the driver of the vehicle as 36-year-old Clinton Glad

| by Travis Uresk | February 16 th , 2026 | Back on January 4 th , 2026, a broadcast on the radio stated that an individual had fled on foot from the Utah Highway Patrol West of Roosevelt, Utah. The description of the clothing the individual was wearing sweats and a red hoodie. Dispatch advised the officers of two addresses in Roosevelt that the suspect was known to frequent. One was on North State Street. While Officer Arnold with RPD was patrolling North State Street, he no

| by Travis Uresk | 7/16/25 | | Maeser, Ut. | July 15 th , 2025 | A Uintah County Deputy was patrolling in Maeser when he saw a wanted female he recognized as 31-year-old Tara T. Beardall sitting in a vehicle parked on the side of 500 N. The deputy was aware that Tara had three active no-bail arrest warrants and had possibly been hiding herself from supervised probation. As Deputy Fairey got closer to Tara, he noticed a male, later identified as Tara's boyfriend, 40-year-old

by Travis Uresk 7-5-25 | Vernal, Ut. | July 5 th , 2025 | Deputy Russell was dispatched to a residence on South Vernal Ave. on a report of suspicious activity. The caller, 65-year-old Wesley Dean Hardinger, stated that he could see someone in his bathroom who was not breathing. He then said he was the only one home and could see their shadow. When police arrived on scene, Wesley was sitting on the couch near the front door. Deputy Russell searched the residence, and there was

by Travis Uresk 7-5-25 | Lapoint, Ut. | June 12 th, – June 17 th , 2025 | On June 12, 2025, UHP Trooper Carson was patrolling 8500 East in the Lapoint area when he noticed a white Ford truck that he had stopped before involving DUI and drugs and knew that Richard Potter was a habitual drug user. At the intersection of 8500 East and 7500 North, the truck took an unusual amount of time to enter the intersection and then continued East on 7500 North. The trooper thought this wa

by Travis Uresk 7-2-25 | Lapoint, Ut. | June 29 th , 2025 | Deputy Fairey was patrolling in the Lapoint area when he saw a truck he recognized from previous encounters. The female was wanted on multiple no-bail warrants out of Vernal. The deputy followed the truck as it turned onto a side street and pulled into a driveway. The male driver got out of the truck and told the deputy that the female jumped out and ran into the nearby trees. Deputy Fairey initially didn't see the f

by Travis Uresk 6-28-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 24th, 2025 | Deputy Young was dispatched to Walmart on a report of a Native American man chasing after cars in the parking lot, flipping off pedestrians, and screaming at the customers inside the store. When the deputy arrived at the Walmart parking lot, a witness began telling him that a male who looked dirty, with long black hair and a plaid shirt, had gone into the store, flipping off customers while screaming. A male matching t

by Travis Uresk 6-26-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | June 15th, - 23rd, 2025 | On June 15, 2025, a Roosevelt Police Officer Reed stopped a white Ford truck for not having any insurance. The vehicle quickly turned into the car wash, and the officer pulled in behind the vehicle. Officer Reed identified the driver as 33-year-old Lenora Lu Christensen. She looked as if she was going to run but then came back to the truck. There was also a passenger inside the truck, later identified as Ali

by Travis Uresk 6-12-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 12th, 2025 | A Uintah County Deputy was parked at 1100 N 1500 W, running radar for speeding vehicles. A white passenger car, speeding toward the deputy at 45 mph in a 35 mph zone, passed by. The deputy got behind the vehicle, and the car began to gain speed. Deputy Anderton activated his overhead emergency lights and got closer to the vehicle to attempt a traffic stop. The white car turned down a driveway. As they passed, the drive

by Travis Uresk 6-6-25 | Myton, Ut. | June 3rd, 2025 | The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office received information that a wanted man was staying in a trailer park in Myton, Utah. Deputy Robinson and Cpl. Cox arrived at the trailer park and knocked on two of the camp trailers; a female answered. The deputies inquired about the whereabouts of 32-year-old Joseph Allen Keel. The female said he slept in her truck all night. Cpl Cox verified that there was an individual in the truck

by Travis Uresk 5-23-25 | Duchesne County | May 17th, 2025 | While an agent with the Uintah Basin Narcotics Task Force was patrolling in northwest Duchesne County, a maroon Ford Expedition passed the agent. The agent recognized the driver of the Ford as 65-year-old Marvin Lee Jones, who had a suspended driver’s license. The Task Force Agent pulled onto the road, got behind Marvin, and initiated a traffic stop. The reason for the traffic stop was explained, and the agent took

by Travis Uresk 5-19-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 18th, 2025 | Deputy Fairey had been advised that 37-year-old Trenton Troy Lopez was wanted on two outstanding warrants and had been seen in the 1500 E 4000 S area. The deputy saw a subject he recognized as Trenton standing near a pickup. As the deputy approached in his vehicle, Trenton ducked down behind the truck out of view. Deputy Fairey called Trenton to come out from behind the vehicle, to which he complied and was taken into c

By Travis Uresk 5-15-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | May 10th, 2025 | At 8:45 PM, Roosevelt City Police Officer Bellon watched a vehicle park in the Stoneridge Apartment at 150 E 800 South and saw the driver exit and enter one of the apartments where a known individual has warrants. The officer went to the apartment, where the door was partially opened, and could see a person sitting inside. Officer Bellon knocked on the door and asked if 44-year-old Melissa Jean Lough (Gilmore) was th

by Travis Uresk 5-15-25 | Myton, Ut. | May 12th, 2025 | Cpl Cox was patrolling in Myton when he saw a male he recognized, 21-year-old Damion Thanx Rasmussen-Boren, who was wanted on a felony no-bail warrant. As the deputy drove by, Damion looked at him, smiled, and waived. The officer turned around and stopped, and told Damion to come over to him. Damion stopped and then started to walk back, telling Cpl Cox that he was his brother, not Damion. The deputy told him to come ove