| by Travis Uresk | April 16 th , 2026 | Vernal, Utah— In the early morning hours of April 15 th , 2026, Vernal City Police responded to a local business to a report of a male being confrontational with individuals in the store and saying he had a gun. Upon officers' arrival on the scene, they were met by a witness to the incident who told police that a male, later identified as 21-year-old Tyler Louis Flye Davis, had been at that location and had become confrontational with

| 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 7 th , 2026 | Vernal, Utah— On March 22 nd , 2026, Detective Webb with the VPD took a report of multiple incidents of abuse that have been occurring over the past few years, with the most recent being about a month ago. During the interview, the female made allegations of kidnapping and assault by the suspect, 34-year-old James Michael Smuin, who had slammed her head into a wall, causing a hole in the wall. The woman also stated that there are other

By Travis Uresk 12/15/24 | Vernal, Ut. | December 13th, 2024 | On 12/13/24, a female walked into the VPD and reported that she had been...