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 5-30-25 | Tabiona, Ut. | May 29th, 2025 | At 6:30 PM, Deputy Green was asked to assist AP&P Agents with a compliance check at a residence in Tabiona, Utah. The deputy met the agents at the residence of 67-year-old Jana Lee Westman. When the deputy arrived he was met by the agents and they directed him to Jana's bedroom, where the agents had located a variety of drug paraphernalia that included various drug pipes and a silicone bong with marijuana, and a colorf

by Travis Uresk 5-28-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | May 27th, 2025 | Roosevelt Police Officer Reed was dispatched to a disorderly on North Union Street because a male had jumped a fence screaming, trying to fight his neighbors over some dogs. When Officer Reed arrived on the scene, there were three males on the sidewalk. One of the males stated his neighbor, 32-year-old Whaley C Webster, was in his yard banging on the door and yelling at his girlfriend. When the other two males arrive

By Travis Uresk 5-27-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | May 23rd, 2025 | During the investigation, it was uncovered that the 15-year-old victim was being human trafficked and drugged by multiple adult males who were having sex with her. During the interview with detectives, the female victim stated while at the apartments in Roosevelt, she met 35-year-old Jeffory Murray, who would have been around 33 years old at the time of the incident. The victim told detectives that Jeffory would come

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 5-20-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | May 15th, 2025 | Trooper Englebright was approached by a man stating he saw a female sitting in her car at the Family Dollar. The man described her as being very fidgety, and he was worried about her well-being. The man asked the trooper if he could check if she was alright. Trooper Englebright walked up to the vehicle and saw a female sitting in the driver's seat, looking at her phone while fidgeting and scratching herself. The troo

by Travis Uresk 5-20-25 | Duchesne, Ut. | May 19th, 2025 | A detective with DCSO assisted with a probation check on 36-year-old Alexis Cathryn Davis’ residence in Duchesne, Utah. The detective also received a DCFS report involving Alexis of allegations of driving while drunk and high with her children in the vehicle and physical child abuse. As law enforcement spoke with Alexis, she admitted that she would test positive for illegal drugs, and she last used at her place of emp

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 5-15-25 | 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

by Travis Uresk 5-8-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | May 2nd, 2025 | A DCSO Deputy was parked at the intersection at 800 South State Street in Roosevelt City when a black SUV pulled up to the stop sign that the deputy had previously seen at a known drug house. The deputy activated his overhead lights, and the driver pulled onto 150 West and abruptly stopped. Having seen this vehicle at a known drug house, Cpl Cox had K9 Cpl Harrison with RPD deploy his K9 around the vehicle. When the de

by Travis Uresk 5-6-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | May 3rd, 2025 | Cpl Cox, with the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office, was dispatched to a domestic violence incident. The reporting party and the victim were at the Roosevelt Police Station, wanting to speak with an officer. The reporting party stated the victim was assaulted and choked by her husband today, which started from an argument that has been going on since yesterday. Cpl Cox arrived at the police station and met with Cpl Harr

by Travis Uresk 5-5-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | May 1st, 2025 | On April 19, 2023, at 4:00 PM, a burglary was reported at a storage unit in Roosevelt, Utah where several Native American clothing items were stolen. The victim stated she went to her storage unit and noticed her locks were gone, and when she opened the door, she found things missing. Some of the Native American items were, a shawl white/with rose, light and dark blue shawls, red, white, green, purple, yellow, orange s

by Travis Uresk 5-5-25 | Fruitland, Ut. | May 2nd, 2025 | On March 29, 2025, Deputies with the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office responded to a residence in Fruitland, Utah, for a medical episode involving a female victim. When first responders arrived, the female was found unresponsive, and CPR was immediately started. A short time later, EMS arrived and transported the female to Heber Valley Hospital, where she was later life flighted to the Utah Valley Regional Medical Cent

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 4-28-25 | Duchesne, Ut. | April, 20th, 2025 | A Duchesne County Deputy was patrolling in Duchesne City when he noticed a Chevy truck make an illegal turn and ran the registration, which returned expired in 2023. The deputy made a traffic stop on Industrial Park Rd and approached the vehicle. Cpl Cox informed the driver of the reason for the stop and asked for his driver's license. The driver was identified as 56-year-old David Todd Farr. David said he was awar

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 4-22-25 | Duchesne County | April 21st, 2025 | On April 9th, 2025, three alleged juvenile victims of child abuse were brought into the Split Mountain Youth Detention Center in Vernal due to being reported as runaways. The children were then brought to the Children’s Justice Center to be interviewed. Victim #1 talked about a time when 40-year-old Jesse Colt Jensen threw victim #3 to the ground and put them in a headlock. Victim #3 tried to leave, but Mr. Jens

By Travis Uresk 4-22-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | April 20th, 2025 | At 9:00 PM, the Roosevelt Police Department received a report of a subject passed out in the driver's seat of a vehicle at Central Park. It was reported that the car was running, and the subject had been passed out for the last two hours. When Officer Harrison arrived on scene the vehicle was still running, the right turn signal was on, and the driver was slumped over the steering wheel. The officers had to knock o