Officers eventually cornered and arrested a DUI driver in Uintah County that had initially been called in after running into a fence and then leaving the scene. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers received a call of a hit and run by a tan Chevrolet...
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Vernal Man Being Held On Rape Charges Facing Additional Sexual Abuse Charge
A Uintah County man being held in Uintah County Jail on 1st Degree Felony charges of rape that allegedly took place in April is now facing another felony charge related to an assault on a different individual. According to the Probable Cause Statement, 19-year-old...
Man Who Made False Report Of Stolen Vehicle Gives Himself Away
A man whose vehicle had evaded the police in an early morning chase in May and claimed that the car had been stolen at that time, gave himself away rather quickly. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 24-year-old Dillan Avery was questioned about the vehicle...
Convicted Sex Offender Facing Additional Felony Charge Behind Bars
A Duchesne County Jail inmate is facing a new Felony charge for actions repeatedly taken in the jail that constitutes Lewdness. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 42-year-old Michael Paul Nelder has been recorded on at least 4 occasions pleasuring himself...
Women Arrested And Charged With Burglary, Theft, And Trespassing
Two women were arrested this week after allegedly stealing property from a Duchesne County home owned by a man that one of the women is allegedly a caregiver for. According to the Affidavits of Probable Cause, officers were called on June 8th about a fire in the...
Wanted Man Found Sleeping In Truck
An individual with active warrants was taken into custody last week after law enforcement received a tip that the man was sleeping in a truck near 360 West Main Street in Myton. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 32-year-old Joseph Allen Keel was found in...
Man On Meth Calls For Help, Claiming Wife Is Dying In A Ditch
A man that called dispatch claiming that his wife had been murdered and her body was in a ditch was eventually arrested for making the false report. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, law enforcement and medical personnel responded to the Tridell area after...
Roosevelt Woman Arrested on Child Abandonment And Drug Charges
A Roosevelt woman was arrested last month on child abandonment and drug charges after a call to dispatch expressed concern for her children. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers responded to the call and made contact with the children who said their...
Meth Arrest In Pheasant Glen
A Vernal man is being held without bail after a compliance check with Adult Parole and Probation revealed drugs and weapons at his Pheasant Glen townhome. According to the Probable Cause Statement, drugs were found during the compliance check on June 3rd and a search...
Duchesne County Man Arrested For Child Sexual Abuse Material Shared On KIK
A Duchesne County man was arrested on May 28th following local investigation of a cyber tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children taskforce. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a KIK app account tied back to 24-year-old Allen Russell Miller had been used...










