| by Travis Uresk | June 2nd 2026 | Vernal, Utah (5/30/26)—At around 2:00 am, Vernal City Police responded to a noise complaint of someone having a loud party. When officers arrived at the address, they saw three males leaving the residence. Police overheard one of the males say, "You better watch out for the cops," when 24-year-old Damin John-Henry White pulled a handgun out of his waistband. Police then observed Damin rack the slide with a bullet exiting the chamber while s

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