| 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 7-9-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | June 3 rd , 2025 | On May 10, 2025, at 7:15 PM, an unidentified male entered Ace Hardware and stole several items, those items included: Battery 2-pack Wrench Milwaukee 28-piece Tool Set Store recording and processing time: $40 Total Estimated Loss: $451.97 The suspect was seen on the store's surveillance cameras concealing the merchandise and exiting the store without paying for the items. On May 20, 2025, at approximately 8:47 PM, a

By Travis Uresk 7-9-25 | Duchesne County | July 1 st , 2025 | At 5 pm, a call came into dispatch from the Lake View Estates area to report a domestic violence situation. The woman stated that her husband, 55-year-old Domingo Ibanez Victoria, was drunk and pushed her. Domingo and his wife were outside the residence when the deputy arrived. Domingo stated that he and his wife had been arguing and claimed that nothing physical had occurred between the two. When the deputy asked

By Travis Uresk 7-8-25 | Duchesne County | June 14 th , 2025 | Duchesne County Deputies responded to the area of 2000 N 7000 W to an assault where 48-year-old April Katie Black had shown up to a residence where she wasn't welcome. The property owner told April to leave, but she refused to do so. During this time, the victim arrived at the residence. According to the report, the victim and April began to argue, and April started to poke the female victim in the chest. As the a

by Travis Uresk 7-8-25 | Duchesne County | July 4 th , 2025 | On Friday in the late afternoon, a couple was leaving their home when they saw a female walking past their property. The couple decided to turn around and check their property, making sure everything was secure, out of suspicion of the female walking down the road. One property owner went to look for the female. The suspect had entered the property and made contact with the other property owner. During that time, t

by Travis Uresk 7-8-25 | Fruitland, Ut. | June 27 th , 2025 | On June 27, 2025, Deputy Green received a phone call from a male and female who stated they were assaulted on June 26, 2025, while at a cabin on West Elkhorn Drive in the Fruitland area. The couple reported that 51-year-old Cari Ann Hunter unlawfully entered the cabin while they were asleep and woke them up by turning on the lights and immediately getting physical with them. The female stated that she was hit in th

by Travis Uresk 7-2-25 | Duchesne County | June 27 th , 2025 | Deputy Green was dispatched to an area Northwest of Starvation Reservoir for an assault. 37-year-old Dustin Jess Nelson stated that a male needed medical attention after a physical altercation. Dustin said that a 55-year-old man had lost consciousness, but he was still breathing. He explained that he and his wife, Megan Glover, went to the man's house for a barbecue, and the man threatened the couple. Dustin state

by Travis Uresk 7-2-25 | Duchesne County | June 26 th , 2025 | On June 19, 2025, the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office received a Child Abuse Neglect Report (CANR) that 41-year-old Jennifer Marie Todd and her boyfriend, Tracy Olsen, would smoke "Blues" (a common name used to describe Fentanyl) in a shed where they would sleep. The alleged drug use was done in the presence of Jennifer's three young children, who also would sleep in the shed. It was learned during an interview w

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 6-24-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | June 19th, 2025 | The Duchesne County Sheriff's Office was notified that 36-year-old Barbara Jo Bracken and 44-year-old Cliffton David Riker had stolen property. A search warrant was issued and served on the property in Roosevelt, Utah, at the Bracken home. Another search warrant was issued for drug paraphernalia that had been seen in plain view inside the home. During the investigation, Barbra walked through the property, showin

by Travis Uresk 6-19-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | June 15th, 2025 | Roosevelt City Police were advised of a vehicle leaving a suspected drug house in Roosevelt City. A short time later, an officer located the vehicle as it was leaving the area and initiated a traffic stop. Three occupants were inside the vehicle. The driver is unknown. A front-seat passenger and a rear driver-side passenger occupied the vehicle. The front passenger identified himself as 48-year-old Alfred Scott Chec

by Travis Uresk 6-18-25 | Altamont, Ut. | June 14th, 2025 | A young teenage girl called 9-1-1, saying 39-year-old Simon Peter Bosch had hit her 11-year-old brother with a belt, hit him, and that Simon was drunk. When deputies arrived, the suspect had left the residence and refused to return. Deputies spoke with the children. The 11-year-old boy is also Autistic, and the incident occurred due to an issue in the house over new beds. Cpl. Cox was made aware of the incident, and

by Travis Uresk 6-17-25 | Neola, Ut. | June 14th, 2025 | At 8:00 am, Deputy Clyde with the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Neola area on a report of a possible burglary. The reporting party told the deputy he saw a male go to a residence that had been vacant for a couple of months. The suspect appeared to be trying to enter the home by checking the front door and windows to see if they were unlocked. As the caller was describing the male to the deputy, the c

by Travis Uresk 6-17-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | June 13th, 2025 | Roosevelt City Police Officer Reed responded to a welfare check after employees at Davis Food and Drug reported seeing a woman slouched over, asleep in a gray car in their parking lot. The officer arrived and approached the vehicle to see a woman leaning over, sweating and asleep. The door of the vehicle was cracked open, so Officer Reed opened the door and shook the female to wake her up. The female, later identifi

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 6-12-25 | Duchesne, Ut. | May 5th, 2025 | 42-year-old sex offender Michael Paul Nelder was found masturbating while Duchesne County Deputies were conducting their rounds inside the jail on four separate occasions. Nelder would stare at the Deputy while masturbating, although being commanded to stop. On May 10, 2025, Inmate Nelder was caught again sitting in his chair masturbating. Inmate Nelder responded to the female Deputy who opened the door, commanding him

by Travis Uresk 6-10-25 | Fruitland, Ut. | June 8th, 2025 | Duchesne County Sheriff's Office were notified of an outside fire in Fruitland. When Deputy Davis arrived at the residence, a female stated she had seen 63-year-old Charlene Dorothy Dessaints and 20-year-old Haili Jean Swain burning items in a 50-gallon drum. When the female stopped Charlene and Haili, Charlene ran to one of the homes, where a man in a black hat reportedly got into the car, and they fled the scene. D

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 6-6-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | May 30th, 2025 | An individual at the Constitution Park in Roosevelt reported that 34-year-old Jessica Rae Bristol was intoxicated and had been drinking whiskey from her water bottle and was leaving with her children in her vehicle. The Toyota Tacoma was located near 100 S 1000 W near the baseball fields. The truck backed out and started traveling to Lagoon Street, where Officer Bellon conducted a traffic stop. The driver rolled down

by Travis Uresk 6-4-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | May 23rd, 2025 | Officer Wheeler with the Roosevelt Police Department responded to a call about children who couldn't find their mother. The officer asked the two children where their mother was. One of them identified their mother as 34-year-old Karisa K. Dorcas, but she hadn't returned as soon as she told her children. Officer Wheeler tried to call Karisa, but she didn’t answer. Another officer went to her place of work, but she was