Uintah County Deputies Respond to a 911 hangup call in Maeser
- Travis Uresk
- Nov 6, 2024
- 5 min read
By Travis Uresk
11/6/24
| Maeser, Ut. | November 2nd. 2024 |
Uintah County Deputies responded to a 911 hangup call in the Maeser area where it was reported a female called 911 sounding scared and "hyped" up, saying it was a life and death situation, and hung up the phone.
Upon the deputy's arrival, they learned that a female was having a domestic dispute with a male, identified as 20-year-old Tyler Louis Flye Davis.
The deputies learned that Tyler had been messaging another woman, and the victim confronted him about it, telling Tyler if her was going to message other girls and disrespect her, he needed to leave.
During the argument, Tyler began yelling at the victim to the point she had to push him to get Tyler out of her face. Tyler then reached up and grabbed her throat with both hands and tried to strangle the victim. She pushed Tyler and got him to stop choking her, but he then started hitting her on the head with her phone with their 10-month-old baby in the room.
Tyler took the baby and got into a vehicle. The victim ran behind the rear of the car, begging Tyler not to take their child. Tyler kept backing into the victim with the car, trying to get her out of the way. The victim was able to get her child, and Tyler drove away.
The victim stated she and her mother own the vehicle, and Tyler has never had any authority to possess or operate it. Deputy O'Donnal conducted a records check, which returned that the victim and her mother were the registered owners of the vehicle.
While actively investigating the vehicle theft, Deputy O’Donnal had dispatch list the vehicle as stolen on the National Crime Information Center (NCIC).
A short time later, Tyler came back to the residence in the stolen vehicle. The deputy asked him what had happened, and he stated he didn't have much to say. Tyler asked the deputy if he was going to jail, and the deputy asked him to talk about what happened. Tyler stated he didn't know what to say.
During a search incident to arrest, Deputy O’Donnal located an electronic nicotine vape cigarette in Tyler's pocket. A records check of Tyler's license revealed a failed driver's license application.
Tyler Davis was arrested for:
Aggravated assault for applying pressure to the neck or throat of the victim, a 3rd-degree felony, with a domestic violence enhancement.
Aggravated assault for having used a motor vehicle to hit the victim, creating a substantial risk of bodily injury, a 3rd-degree felony, with a domestic violence enhancement.
Theft for having obtained unauthorized control over another person's operable motor vehicle, a 2nd-degree felony.
Domestic violence in the presence of a child for committing an act of domestic violence in the presence of a child is a class B misdemeanor.
Possession of a tobacco product or electronic cigarette product by a minor for having been in possession of an electronic cigarette/ nicotine product and under the age of 21 years old is an infraction.
Tyler never obtained a license for not having a Driver's license and being observed operating a motor vehicle, an infraction.
"Tyler is homeless and was permitted to seek shelter and warmth at the victim's residence. Tyler is not from Utah. When speaking to the victim about where Tyler would go or take the vehicle she believed he would be traveling to Oklahoma." ~Deputy O'Donnal from the Affidavit of Probable Cause.
UTAH TOBACCO SALES
Tobacco, electronic cigarette, and nicotine product sales
Utah has several laws and administrative rules that retailers need to comply with in order to sell tobacco, electronic cigarette, and nicotine products.
If a violation of any Utah tobacco code or administrative rule is found at the Utah tobacco retailer a civil penalty penalty will be issued against a tobacco retail permit:
First violation: $1,000 penalty imposed on tobacco retailer
Second violation (within 1 year of the first violation): $1,500 penalty imposed on tobacco retailer
Third violation (within 2 years of the previous 2 violations): Suspension of the tobacco permit for 30 consecutive business days, or $2,000 penalty imposed on tobacco retailer
Fourth violation (within 2 years of the previous 3 violations): $2,000 penalty imposed on tobacco retailer and revocation of the tobacco retailer permit.
Other possible civil and criminal penalties are listed in each section below.
For the definitions of tobacco products, electronic cigarette products, and nicotine products, please go to Utah Code § 76-10-101. Please contact the local health department for questions about whether these product definitions apply to a specific product the business is planning to sell or offer.
Underage sales
The percentage of Utah tobacco retailers who sold tobacco products, electronic cigarette products, or nicotine products to individuals younger than 21 during underage sale investigations was 7.3% in fiscal year 2023 (July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023).The rates of non-compliance for the last 3 fiscal years have been:
7.3% for fiscal year 2023 (July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023)
8.8% for fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022)
10.6% for fiscal year 2021 (July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021)
Retailers play an important role in reducing access to tobacco products, electronic cigarette products, and nicotine products to individuals younger than 21.
Federal law requires a tobacco retailer to check the photo identification of a customer buying tobacco if the customer is younger than 27 (21 C.F.R. § 1140.14(b)).Beginning September 30, 2024, retailers must check the photo identification of a customers buying tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, if the customer is younger than 30 years old. (21 C.F.R. § 1140.14(b))
Law enforcement agencies are required to investigate the sale of tobacco products, electronic cigarette products, and nicotine products to underage individuals a minimum of two times within a 12-month period at each retailer that sells these products. Additional investigations are allowed if there is reasonable suspicion to believe the establishment has sold a tobacco product, an electronic cigarette product, or a nicotine product to an individual younger than 21 (Utah Code § 77-39-101).
These underage sale investigations are conducted using individuals younger than 21 in coordination with the police and local health departments. The underage individual is sent into the business to purchase a tobacco product, an electronic cigarette product, or a nicotine product. Stores that sell tobacco products, electronic cigarette products, or nicotine products to individuals younger than 21, are issued fines, and may not be allowed to sell these products in the future.Two penalties can be given if the retailer sells tobacco products, electronic cigarette products, or nicotine products to an individual younger than 21.
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