Vernal Man Starts Throwing Punches When Discussing Selling His Truck Because He Won't Pay Child Support
| by Travis Uresk | March 21st, 2026 |
Vernal, Utah—At around 1 pm on March 20th, 2026, a female called 911 to report that 26-year-old Caleb Jay White had gotten angry and started throwing punches at family members, and Caleb had already left the residence.
Police arrived at the residence and met with three adult victims and one adult witness. They began to tell police that the male victim and Caleb are co-owners of a pickup truck that has been parked in the yard for five years.
After Caleb lost his driver's license for the second time, the co-owner of the vehicle told Caleb he was going to sell the truck and use the money to help the mother of Caleb’s child purchase a vehicle, since he doesn't pay child support.
The male victim told police they were in the kitchen discussing the truck when Caleb became angry about their wanting to sell his truck. The female victim said she saw Caleb walk past the male and bump into him with his shoulder, making the male stumble back a couple of steps. Caleb was heard saying that he was going to leave, at which time the male victim told him to leave and not come back.
The male victim stated he picked up Caleb's backpack and glasses and held them out so Caleb could take his belongings and leave.
Caleb then went after the male victim. The female victim stepped in between Caleb and the male, and she was punched several times by Caleb as she was trying to keep him away from the male victim. She said Caleb was pushing her, trying to get to the male victim, and was swinging his arms in an attempt to hit the male victim. Caleb was heard calling the male victim derogatory names and threatening to beat him up while trying to get through the female victim to get to him.
Caleb eventually walked outside and was encouraging the male victim to follow him so they could continue the fight. The male victim stated he was upset because Caleb had hit the female victim when he was trying to get to him, so he followed Caleb outside to confront him about his behavior.
The female victim said she stood in front of the male victim and told him not to go outside, but he went out anyway. It was reported by multiple witnesses that Caleb attacked the adult male victim, and the male victim was seen putting his arm up to block the strikes that Caleb was delivering. It was reported by a witness that Caleb had hit the male victim with a closed fist at least two times before the second female victim got in between them.
The second female victim stated she was hit and shoved multiple times by Caleb as he attempted to get to the male victim, and she tried to hold him back. Along with the three adult victims and an adult witness who were outside when this occurred, there were also four male juveniles outside in the immediate area where this took place.
The female victim stated there was a current protective order in place that had been modified to allow Caleb to go to the residence only if he didn't assault, abuse, harass, or threaten the petitioner and other protected people listed on the protective order.
Deputy Ogle did see on the active protective order that both adult female victims and the adult male victim were listed as the protected people. Caleb was witnessed hitting all three individuals listed on this active protective order; therefore, he was found to be in violation.
Caleb was later located at the Uintah County Recreation Center by Sgt. Leishman, where Deputy Ogle read him his Miranda Warning, and he agreed to speak with him. Caleb admitted to being in a verbal and physical altercation, but said the male victim attacked him.
Caleb was arrested without incident and placed in handcuffs behind his back, which were checked for proper fit and double locked. He was then transported to the Uintah County Jail without incident and booked in on the charges of:
Three counts of violation of a protective order, each a class A misdemeanor, three counts of assault domestic violence, each a class B misdemeanor, and four counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child, each a class B misdemeanor.
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