A woman arrested on a State Wide Warrant has additional charges after asking a child to conceal drugs from the arresting officer. 35-year-old Tahlene Shaw Serawop was pulled over in Uintah County for a traffic violation on December 28th. Serawop was unable to provide...
A sex offender in Duchesne County was in court this week and entered a plea of Guilty to 1st Degree Felony Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child. 40-year-old Lamar Elvin Sweat was booked into Duchesne County Jail in September on 10 counts of Forcible Sodomy of a Minor....
While police do not specifically link the incidents together, Naples City Police Department issued a press release including details on two deaths discovered at two locations under investigation in Uintah County. The press release states that on December 31st, Vernal...
A man was arrested this month in Duchesne County following an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation involving child pornography. According to court documents, 34-year-old Michael Edward Hardinger was arrested on December 18th on 10 counts of 2nd degree Felony...
A high speed chase that started in Wasatch County on Friday morning ended in Duchesne County. According to the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office, Wasatch County deputies notified them of the vehicle pursuit that they just terminated due to adverse weather conditions...
A Uintah County woman has been arrested on drug and child endangerment charges. Adult Probation and Parole contacted law enforcement on December 18th after a home visit revealed dangerous conditions. The AP&P officer reported that he was at the residence of...
A Uintah County man was arrested this week after he was recognized during a traffic stop as a person in surveillance footage committing a criminal act. According to charging documents, 44-year-old Michael Lane Carpenter lied and gave officers a false name when asked....
An intoxicated man was arrested last week after witnesses reported an assault that took place in a park in Ballard. The Affidavit of Probable Cause states that the report came in on December 9th of a male assaulting a female and that the man had a gun in his truck....
A Fort Duchesne woman was arrested in Uintah County on December 8th after crashing her vehicle and running from police. According to court documents, 34-year-old Laura Kay Jean Tapoof was seen operating a vehicle at night without headlights. An officer attempted to...
A man was arrested in Uintah County after an incident of assault and driving recklessly over the weekend. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers were notified of an incident that occurred when 30-year-old James Dean Allen was traveling through the...