The car of a missing Utah woman has been located in a remote area of Carbon County but there’s no sign yet of the woman herself. Vernal was among the known stops that 70-year-old DeEtte Spencer made during the last week of January as she was headed to Colorado to...
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18-Year-Old Arrested In Vernal After Facebook Comment Makes Threat Against Local Judge
An 18-year-old man was arrested in Vernal after posting a comment and video on Facebook directed at a local judge. The Facebook comment was posted on an article about a local sentencing in a court case. Along with a video of himself retrieving and discharging a...
GPS In Stolen Oilfield Equipment Leads To Duchesne County Home; Arrest Made
Having a built-in GPS in a piece of oil field equipment helped investigators arrest the alleged thief in Duchesne County this month. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the theft occurred on a Four Point oilfield location close to Dart Lane in January. A...
Compliance Check Results In Double Arrest
A parole compliance check resulted in a double arrest on Thursday in Duchesne County. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a compliance check at Tobias Lopez’ residence found that Mariea Hackford was also at the residence. Both Tobias and Mariea were on ankle...
Randlett Man Facing Felony Charges OF Theft And Forgery
A Randlett man is facing felony charges of theft and forgery after allegedly depositing life insurance settlement checks that did not belong to him. According to the Probable Cause Statement, “between April 2024 and September 2025, Redd ‘Rock’ Serawop knowingly and...
Knowingly Helping Stabbing Suspect Results In Charge For Uintah County Man
There are consequences for knowingly helping or harboring a person being searched for and under investigation for a crime as one Vernal man recently learned. The Probable Cause Statement explains that on September 30th in Uintah County, the man knowingly engaged in...
New Charge Against Duchesne County Man Arrested For Abuse Of Child
A Duchesne County man arrested and being held for alleged abuse to a child with a disability is now facing an additional felony charge of Tampering With A Witness. 55-year-old Roy Dennis Tibbets, who was on Adult Probation and Parole, was investigated after it was...
Vernal Man Sentenced On Forcible Sexual Abuse Convictions
A Uintah County man who pleaded guilty in January to two separate cases of 3rd Degree Felony Forcible Sexual Abuse has been sentenced. 20-year-old Kelby Lane was originally charged with multiple counts of 1st Degree Felony Rape and Forcible Sodomy. The sentencing...
Roosevelt Man With Over 8000 Items Of Child Porn Found On His Phone Sentenced
The Roosevelt man arrested in the fall after a search of his phone revealed over 8000 items of child pornography has been sentenced. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, in February of 2024, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a...
Man On Probation Arrested For Drugs And Failure To Register
A probation check in Duchesne County ended in arrest and additional charges earlier this month. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, during the AP&P compliance check it was discovered that Jeremias Brian Mullins had been using and was in possession of...










