Deputy pulls over a vehicle leaving a home known for criminal activity.
- Apr 11
- 3 min read
| by Travis Uresk | April 11th, 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 driver to pull over. He could see the driver move toward the passenger side. The driver finally came to a stop at approximately 34000 West Old US-40.
The deputy approached the vehicle and asked the driver for her license and proof of insurance. He also asked why she had taken so long to stop and why she was reaching around inside the vehicle. The driver, 48-year-old Bobbi-jo Marshall Velasco, said she wasn't sure if she was being pulled over or if the deputy was trying to go around her. While the deputy was speaking with Bobbi-Jo, she showed signs of drug use.
Cpl. Cox had dispatch run Bobbi-Jo's information. While waiting for dispatch, Bobbi-Jo continued reaching into something in the passenger seat. He told her to stop reaching around. Dispatch returned with information on Bobbi-Jo, stating she has two statewide active warrants for her arrest and that her driver's license is suspended.
The deputy asked Bobbi-Jo to exit her vehicle because she was being arrested for the two warrants. She got out and was placed in handcuffs behind her back, checked for tightness, and double locked. She was then placed in the back of Cpl. Cox’s patrol vehicle.
Bobbi-Jo's vehicle was impounded because her license was suspended.
A probable cause search of the area was conducted, Bobbi-Jo was observed making movements, and an inventory of the impound was conducted on the vehicle. While Cpl. Cox searched a black purse in the passenger seat, and a draw-string glasses case was located. Inside the case was a glass pipe commonly used for inhaling illegal drugs, which was also covered with a white crystal substance consistent with methamphetamine. The deputy also located a zip lock bag in the purse with a crystal-like substance consistent with meth and another small zip lock baggy with hair ties and a white residue consistent with meth.
In the purse, in a zip lock container with 15.5 round orange pills labeled 020. The pills were later identified as Cyclobenzaprine, which is a prescription-required drug.
Bobbi-Jo identified the pills as a muscle relaxer and claimed that her prescription bottle for them had a lid that broke. The deputy couldn’t find any valid prescription bottle for these pills. Bobbi-jo also admitted to using meth over the weekend while camping and said that she had relapsed. During the search, Cpl. Cox also located a container of liquor in plain view on the passenger floorboard. The container contained about 1/4 of the liquid from the bottle and had an odor consistent with an alcoholic beverage. Bobbi-jo said that she had that from camping, but had not been drinking today.
After the impound company picked up Bobbi-jo's vehicle, she was taken to the Duchesne County Jail were she was booked in on her two statewide warrants, driving on a suspended license, open container, failure to signal, possession of drug paraphernalia for the items used to contain and facilitate the use of illegal drugs, possession of controlled substance for the prescription drugs and possession of controlled substance-meth.
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