Crime

Man held on $200,000 bail for assault, aggravated kidnapping

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013, 2:41pm

KAYSVILLE, Utah –Kaysville police arrested a man on Sunday after he held his girlfriend against her will and assaulted her.

Officer Vernon, 54, was charged with interference with an arresting officer, assault (domestic violence), aggravated kidnapping (domestic violence), and other domestic violence charges.

Kaysville police said they responded to a call on Sunday afternoon around 2 p.m. after a woman reported that she had been assaulted and held against her will.

The woman had initially locked herself in her bedroom, but Officer managed to get inside. Police said Officer threw the victim on the ground and broke her cell phone.

The victim managed to flee the home and make it to a church parking lot, which is where she asked someone to call 911.

Kaysville police said Officer was hostile when police responded to his home, and they used pepper spray before physically subduing the man.

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New information on what killed Ethan Stacy

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Friday, March 29th, 2013, 9:38am

UPDATE 8:46 p.m.: Outside of court, Nathan Sloop’s defense attorneys said that while they dispute some of the facts about Ethan Stacy’s death, they did not dispute what happened after his death.

“The dysfunction that occurred afterwards is undeniable,” defense lawyer Scott Williams said. “We stipulated to it at the start of the preliminary hearings.”

Asked if there was still a chance for a plea deal, Williams told FOX 13 they remain open to the idea.

“We believe a resolution in the case is always a possibility. This is just a step that is necessary, maybe toward such an end,” he said.

UPDATE 4:57 p.m.: Supporters of Ethan Stacy and his family left the courthouse, somber after hearing three days of gruesome testimony in the case.

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Davis County has heavily armored tactical vehicle

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Sunday, March 10th, 2013, 10:14pm

DAVIS COUNTY, Utah –The Davis County Sheriff’s Office has a new four-wheeled enforcement tool out on the streets.

The BearCat is a black, tactical armored security vehicle. The vehicle is 8 feet tall, 8 feet wide and almost 19 feet long. It weighs 19,500 pounds—before any fuel is put into it.

Capt. Arnold Butcher, Davis County Sheriff’s Office, said the vehicle has a powerful presence.

“”Initially it is very intimidating, and obviously it’s a very large vehicle,” he said.

Butcher said the Bear Cat’s size helps provide officials with the protection they need, and it is also useful as a hazardous rescue vehicle.

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Man who killed mom, stuffed her body in a freezer not guilty by reason of insanity

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Monday, March 4th, 2013, 4:49pm

FARMINGTON — A man who killed his mother and stuffed her body in a freezer has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.

Jeremy Hauck, 23, appeared before a judge in 2nd District Court where his attorney announced that he had been restored to competency after nearly 6 1/2 years of legal proceedings. In less than five minutes, a trial was held and Judge John Morris found him not guilty by reason of insanity.

The judge had reviewed medical reports and both prosecutors and the defense agreed on Hauck’s mental state both at the time of the crime and presently.

“Unfortunately, there was never going to be a good resolution to this case,” Hauck’s defense attorney, Todd Utzinger, told FOX 13 outside of court. “It’s a tragedy all the way around. But I think it’s the right resolution.”

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Bountiful soccer coach arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a child

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Wednesday, February 6th, 2013, 4:46pm

DAVIS COUNTY – A Bountiful soccer coach has been arrested after he allegedly sexually abused one of his teenage soccer players.

Steve Dale Green, 41, was arrested on Wednesday at about 9:20 a.m. According to a probable cause affidavit from Utah’s Second District Court, Green will face multiple charges, including rape of a child, sodomy upon a child, aggravated sexual abuse of a child, rape, sodomy and forcible sexual abuse—all of which are first-degree felonies.

According to court documents, Green allegedly sexually abused a young girl who played on a soccer team he coached. The alleged abuse started sometime in 2008 or 2009 when the girl was 13, and it continued until 2011, according to the affidavit. The girl is now 17 years old.

The affidavit states that the sex was happening nearly every day at Green’s home in Bountiful.

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Davis Co. high-speed chase ends in Salt Lake City

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Saturday, February 2nd, 2013, 10:18pm

DAVIS COUNTY, Utah — A driver hauling a motor home led Davis County Sheriff’s Deputies on a chase that finally came to an end in Salt Lake County.

The chase began at about 6:30 p.m. when a Davis County deputy attempted to pull the driver over for a traffic violation, according to the Davis County Sheriff’s Office. Salt Lake City Police, Murray City Police and the Utah Highway Patrol joined Davis County personnel for the chase, which reached speeds of up to 70 mph.

Police set up spikes on the 1-15 off-ramp at 5300 South. The driver avoided the spikes somehow but crashed into a car at the bottom of the ramp.

Police cornered the suspect and initiated a high risk stop. The suspect refused to exit the vehicle, and he was bitten twice by a K-9 police dog and hit once with a taser before he was subdued. There were no other injuries.

The driver, 27-year-old Michael Webb, was booked into the Davis County Jail.

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Teens charged in Bountiful home invasion

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Tuesday, January 15th, 2013, 6:41pm

BOUNTIFUL – Two teens are accused of entering a 50-year-old Bountiful man’s home, holding him against his will for 12 hours, and robbing him.

According to charging documents, Garrett Todd Sweat allegedly gained entrance to the man’s home on January 7 after mentioning a mutual friend. Sweat then invited Jordan Marie Thornberg into the man’s home without his knowledge.

After the man discovered Thornberg, the two teens allegedly choked the man into unconsciousness using a shoelace before duct taping him to a table and robbing him.

The two allegedly held the man through the night, and they left the next morning after forcing the man to write them a personal check for $1,100.

Police identified the two because Sweat left his jacket behind with a hospital document referencing his name in the pocket, and the check was made out to Thornberg. Sweat was on felony probation at the time.

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