CRIME & SAFETY
Two arrested after being accused of repeatedly raping missing juvenile in SLC
SALT LAKE CITY — Two men were arrested in Salt Lake City on Monday, accused of repeatedly raping a missing teen. Faustino Lukolo, 38, and Kingsley C. Wokocha, 35, were arrested on rape charges on Monday, after admitting to raping the juvenile victim. According to a booking affidavit, Salt...
Buk M. Buk sentenced for 2021 murder of Utah football player Aaron Lowe
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Buk M. Buk, who pled guilty to the 2021 shooting murder of University of Utah Football player Aaron Lowe, has been sentenced in 3rd District Court. He pled guilty for the crime in March, along with an attempted murder charge for shooting a second victim who survived after undergoing surgery for multiple injuries.
Kaysville police warn about 'senior assassin' game after stranger with gun spotted in neighborhood
KAYSVILLE — Police cautioned teens and parents about the potential unintended consequences of a high school game that led to a police response Tuesday morning. Before 7 a.m., officers with the Kaysville Police Department were called to 800 E. Westbrook Road on the report of a suspicious man in a yard holding what looked like a handgun.
Magna man charged with kidnapping, beating woman for 3 days
MAGNA — A Magna man was charged Tuesday with nearly a dozen felonies accusing him of holding his girlfriend captive for three days, sexually and physically assaulting her during that time and threatening to harm her family. Brett Nicolas Barner, 43, is charged in 3rd District Court with six...
Convicted rapist seeks parole 4 years after victim took her own life
GUNNISON — A Salt Lake man convicted of raping an 18-year-old woman at gunpoint in 2012 is now seeking to be released from prison. But while Brian Newton, 34, was able to speak on his own behalf during Tuesday's parole hearing from the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison, his victim was not.
Former Utah speedskater gets six years in prison for role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
John Sullivan, 29, of Salt Lake City, has now been sentenced for spreading violent anti-establishment rhetoric leading up to and during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the Capitol, according to prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Sullivan was outside the House Chamber on Jan. 6 encouraging rioters to...
Even defense attorney struggles to understand double homicide suspect
SALT LAKE CITY — For Utah defense attorney Edward K. Brass, the decades have not diminished how ominous it was to meet with clients at the Salt Lake County Jail that no longer exists. “The old jail was in the basement adjacent to the courthouse, and it was difficult...
Former Salt Lake City cop gets 60 days for hitting man with car, judge calls out lack of remorse
Former Salt Lake City police officer Thomas Caygle is behind bars, serving his sentence for hitting a man with his car. On Monday, April 29, Thomas Caygle was sentenced for negligently operating a vehicle, resulting in an injury.
Tim Ballard arranged for AG Reyes to use cocaine in downtown penthouse, amended lawsuit claims
The new filing in the lawsuit against Operation Underground Railroad founder Tim Ballard claims that Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, Ballard’s longtime friend, used cocaine at a Salt Lake City penthouse.
Provo man shot by police in South Salt Lake charged in auto burglary investigation
AMERICAN FORK — A Provo man, who police say stole his impounded car from a lot in Utah County and was later shot by police looking for him in Salt Lake County, is now facing criminal charges for the American Fork incident. Kevin Mitchell Ballew, 37, was charged Monday...
Man accused of terrorizing neighbors facing additional charge of witness tampering
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A neighborhood terror suspect was in court Monday and is now facing a new criminal charge. Maurice Raffoul, 43, of Salt Lake City has been in the Salt Lake County Metro Jail since mid-November on multiple charges of violating civil stalking injunctions and following extensive 2News investigations. On Friday Salt Lake County prosecutors charged Raffoul with witness tampering, a third-degree felony for a letter he sent from jail to a witness in one of his cases.
Former officer weighs in on law enforcement response at U of U protest
As protestors gathered on the University of Utah campus Monday night, officers watched from a distance. When the event grew larger and tents were placed down on the President’s Circle, the law enforcement presence also grew. “At some point, the University through their administration and their public safety, made...
Former officer arrested in St. George now in federal custody after reportedly fleeing to Cambodia
ST. GEORGE — After cutting his ankle monitor and fleeing the country, a northern Utah former police officer was recently picked up by the U.S. Marshals Service. Currently in federal custody in Southern California, he is awaiting extradition to southern Utah for sentencing in a case filed in Washington County.
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