Things went from bad to worse on Friday when officers were called to handle an intoxicated individual at the 7-Eleven Convenience Store on 500 East Main Street in Vernal. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 25-year-old Lane Bow Hunt was intoxicated and...
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New Felony Charges For Man Who Claims He’s Doing Work For AP&P
A man found to already be on felony probation has new felony charges after an incident in Duchesne City when he claimed to be doing work for Adult Probation & Parole. 42-year-old Chistopher Micheal Chistensen was riding a bicycle on Main Street when he was almost...
Fort Duchesne Man Sentenced To 45 Years For 2018 Murder
A Fort Duchesne man was sentenced on Wednesday in federal court. 28-year-old Brandon Redfoot was sentenced to 45 years imprisonment followed by 60 months of supervised release for the murder of 24-year-old Julio Rodriguez on June 7th, 2018 outside a residence east of...
Juveniles Go On Crime Spree From Rock Springs To Green River And Back
A pair of juveniles committed loads of criminal activity on Monday in Wyoming’sSweetwater County. The Green River Police Department reports that on October 30th,Rock Springs and Green River had several incidents involving two juvenile suspects. InRock Springs, the...
Comment Made During County Commission Meeting Sparks Public Response
A comment made during last week’s Uintah County Commission meeting has sparked a public response online. During the Public Hearing over the 2024 Budget, 6 citizens asked questions of the Commissioners and Clerk/Auditor, engaging in extensive discussion on the budget...
Uintah County Man Arrested After Beating And Detaining 15-Year-Old Victim
The law caught up to a Uintah County man with statewide warrants last week when police were called after he was seen allegedly beating and holding down a 15-year-old female victim. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 22-year-old Keagan Lee Mcdonald Knowles...
Commission Meeting Public Hearing On Budget And Truth In Taxation
The Tuesday Uintah County Commission meeting included a public hearing on the proposed 2024 budget and a Truth In Taxation presentation regarding the intent to increase property tax revenue by $5,653,500 dollars. Clerk-Auditor Mike Wilkins presented the tentative 2024...
Uintah County Couple Arrested For Tying Up And Starving Adopted Child
A Uintah County couple is being held in the Uintah County Jail on counts of Felony Aggravated Child Abuse. According to each Affidavit of Probable Cause, their adopted 9-year-old child was interviewed at the Children’s Justice Center on October 6th and the victim...
Three Who Stole $1M Worth of Dinosaur Bones/Sold To China, To Be Prosecuted
The U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Utah released a press release on Thursday announcing they will prosecute four people with 13 count indictment charges for allegedly purchasing and selling over $1 million dollars in paleontological resources. Between March 2018...
Lisa Jo Vanderlinden Arrested On New Child Abuse Charge
A Duchesne County woman who pleaded Guilty to 1st Degree Felony Child Abuse Homicide in 2020, was arrested this week on a new offense of Child Abuse. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 46-year-old Lisa Jo Vanderlinden was arrested on October 18th for the...








