A Sex Offender on the South Carolina registry is facing new charges in Uintah County. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers received a Child Abuse and Neglect Report regarding sexual abuse of a minor and the distribution of harmful material to a...
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Vernal Man Assaults Roommate Twice When Denied Ride
A Vernal man is behind bars after not one but two assaults on his roommate that included abuse to the roommate’s dog as well. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers responded to a trailer located near 500 North 200 East in Vernal on a report that...
Uintah County Sex Offender Arrested On New Charges Targeting 11-Year-Old
A Uintah County man currently on the Sex Offender Registry who was Guilty of Felony Forcible Sexual Abuse of a Minor in 2022 has now been arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of an 11-year-old with Autism he met while in the boy’s home working as a handyman....
Repeat DUI Offender Charged In June DUI Rollover Accident
A repeat DUI offender has been charged with another DUI among other charges connected to a June car accident. According to the Probable Cause Statement, officers responded to a single vehicle rollover in Jensen on June 21st. 46-year-old Maria Buckingham was found to...
Uintah County Man Charged After Alleged Aggravated Assault
An early morning ER visit resulted in arrest after officers gathered multiple witness statements to the incident resulting in injury. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers responded to Ashley Regional Medical Center on a call for service for domestic...
2 Arrested For Siphoning Gas And Stealing Items Off Boats At Storage Facility
Reports of theft at a storage facility recently led to the arrest of at least 2 individuals. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a property owner called Dispatch with a report of stolen property, including gear from his boat in storage. It was also found...
Woman Enters Fruitland Cabin, Assaults Husband With Whiskey Bottle
A late night assault at a cabin in the Fruitland area resulted in arrest for a West Valley woman. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 51-year-old Cari Ann Hunter unlawfully entered the cabin where her husband and another person were asleep, physically woke...
Additional Arrest Made In Mass Burglary Of Multiple Properties
An additional arrest has been made in a case in which at least 2 houses, 3 campers, and 3 outbuildings were entered and items were stolen. A search warrant issued on a Roosevelt address revealed many stolen items last month, including stolen vehicles. 44-year-old...
Pipe Found In Vehicle After Stop, Driver Explains It Is “Just Meth”
A man is facing charges in Duchesne County after being pulled over. It was found that the driver, 68-year-old Terry Glen Thayn, had a suspended driver’s license for previous DUIs. He was arrested and while conducting a vehicle inventory, a glass pipe with white...
Vernal Man On Probation For Child Sex Abuse Material Arrested On New Charges
A Vernal man on probation for downloading and sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material online is at it again and facing a long list of new charges. Russell Eugene Drake pleaded Guilty to two counts of 3rd Degree Felony Sexual Exploitation of a Minor in February 2024,...








