A man who impersonated a federal officer, led police on a chase in Duchesne County, and then refused to give his name was arrested under the name ‘John Doe’ on Monday on 19 offenses including multiple counts of theft, drugs, reckless driving, criminal trespass, and impersonating an officer. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause filed in 8th District Court, Lakeside RV called in a suspicious person on Sunday night at about 11pm that had told the camp host that he was a federal agent and he needed to use the showers. The man then left towards Duchesne in a black Denali Yukon. The chase began when an officer noticed a black Denali Yukon pulling out of a gas station in Duchesne. The Yukon sped across the Freedom Bridge west bound, through the construction zone and even turned its lights off and drove into oncoming traffic at one point traveling around 100 mph. The chase turned off Highway 40 near mile marker 76. When the Yukon traveled off the developed roadway and down a hill, the officer stopped the pursuit and waited for other officers to arrive. When officers searched, the Yukon was found crashed into a fence a short distance away at a Duchesne County property that the officers learned the owner had not been to in about a month and had not given anyone permission to be at. On the property was found 4 parked new and operable stolen vehicles and a stolen camp trailer. The Yukon was also determined to be stolen and inside it drugs, paraphernalia, and papers applying for titles to vehicles were discovered. Officers entered the camper and found the individual from the chase there. He was defiant, kept covering his face and hands, and provided a false name to officers. After the arrest, a loaded handgun was found under the pillow the suspect was laying on. Officers also found many passports, driver’s licenses, and social security cards of different people. While in jail the man gave multiple names that were found to be real people that were able to be contacted. The Affidavit of Probable Cause states that to date, the individual has refused to give his true identity and he remained unknown at that time.
