A local child sex offender who was on probation was arrested last week after Adult Probation & Parole received a tip that he was violating his probation using Snapchat and dating an individual with a young child. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause,...
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Arrests Made In Connection To Local Trafficking Of Minor
Arrests have been made in a local case of trafficking of a 15-year-old minor. Melissa Goodrich of Roosevelt was one of three Utahns arrested as part of a nationwide FBI operation called Operation Restore Justice in which 205 child sex abuse offenders were arrested....
Vernal Man Arrested After Fatal Shooting In Salt Lake Drug Deal Gone Wrong
A Uintah County man was arrested on Friday after a man was shot and killed related to a drug deal in which they were allegedly sold “fake drugs”. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 50-year-old Michael Angus of Vernal and two other males went to the home to...
Probation Check Ends In Arrest
A probation check in Duchesne City ended in arrest this week. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers assisted on the probation check on May 19th. 36-year-old Alexis Davis admitted to the AP&P agent that she would test positive for illegal narcotics...
Woman Arrested On Warrants In Duchesne City
A woman was arrested on multiple warrants on Sunday in Duchesne City. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers approached 45-year-old Daje Hannah Aldama on Sunday as she sat in a black jeep in the parking lot of the Eagles Nest. Aldama was identified and...
Rent And Doordash Among Purchases In Case Of Alleged Caregiver Abuse
A Uintah County woman was arrested on Tuesday following an investigation into alleged caregiver financial abuse. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, an investigation was opened after thousands of dollars of unauthorized transactions were discovered in the...
DUI Driver In Gold Sedan Hits Tree On Vernal Main Street Downtown
A DUI driver hit a tree on a sidewalk on Main Street in downtown Vernal last week. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the officer observed a gold sedan with its front passenger side bumper wrapped around a tree near 168 West Main Street. 45-year-old Kevin...
Intoxicated Man Harrasses Dispatchers, Causes Disturbance At McDonalds
An intoxicated male was arrested after an evening of dishing out harassment in Vernal City. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 65-year-old Wayne Ussery caused a disturbance at the Vernal McDonald’s on May 16th but left the scene before police arrived. Not...
Man Pulled Over For Suspended License Arrested For Drug Distribution
A man pulled over due to a suspended license ended up arrested on drug distribution charges. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, an officer recognized 65-year-old Marvin Lee Jones as he drove by as someone he knew had a suspended license. A traffic stop was...
Man Shot In Officer Involved Critical Incident Transferred To Jail
The Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Law Enforcement issued an update on May 17th regarding the Officer-Involved Critical Incident that took place on April 16th in Duchesne County. Court documents report that an “Attempt to Locate” was broadcast in the...









