CRIME & SAFETY
‘Chaos agent’ Jan 6 rioter who captured Babbitt shooting sentenced to six years
A January 6 rioter who filmed himself storming the Capitol saying, “Let’s burn this s*** down” and captured the fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday.John Earle Sullivan, 29, of Salt Lake City, Utah was convicted of five felonies and two misdemeanours in November for his actions at the Capitol. Federal prosecutors argued he intended to “incite violence” that day and used footage Sullivan took to support their case.The videos showed Sullivan and other rioters storming the Capitol building, breaking windows and unlawfully entering it. Throughout the footage, Sullivan can be heard...
Man arrested after violent West Valley hatchet killing, police say
WEST VALLEY CITY — Police say they arrested a man Friday in the investigation of a violent murder in West Valley City. Jeremy Ross Pulver, 46, was booked into Salt Lake County jail after dispatchers were alerted to the death of Pulver's father, John Pulver, according to a booking affidavit. West Valley Police and first responders found the dead man, and spoke to the initial witness who made the call and said she saw Pulver as he was fleeing the scene.
Silver Alert issued for 70-year-old man who walked away from South Salt Lake care facility
SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah (KUTV) — Police are searching for a 70-year-old man with progressed dementia who they said walked away from a care facility in South Salt Lake. Frank Weinrauch was last seen walking away from Twin Oaks Memory Care Facility located at 654 East 3300 South at approximately 6 a.m. on Sunday.
One person hospitalized with serious injuries after shooting in Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — One person was hospitalized with serious injuries after a shooting in a Salt Lake City neighborhood, police said. Salt Lake City police said on Saturday night that they are investigating the shooting at a home near 500 South and Redwood Road. Paramedics responded to...
Clearfield police detain 3 people following reports of shots fired Sunday, searching for another person
CLEARFIELD — Clearfield police say three people were detained Sunday afternoon after reports of shots being fired in the area of the Clearfield Plaza Apartments. The incident happened in the area of 530 S. State Street around 1:30 p.m. Police from Clearfield and other neighboring agencies responded to the scene and located a vehicle with several bullet holes. Additionally, police talked to witnesses who saw individuals leaving the area.
2 arrested in cockfighting case that began with a teen at school with a gun
WEST JORDAN — Two men accused of engaging in game fowl fighting, commonly referred to as cockfighting, were arrested Thursday in West Jordan. And police say their monthslong investigation started because of a separate investigation where a teenager was removed from a high school for allegedly threatening to kill a teacher and was found on school property two months later with a gun.
UHP investigating crash involving semi, Tesla on I-80 in Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 26, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Police are investigating a crash involving a jackknifed semitrailer on Interstate 80 near the I-215 interchange in west Salt Lake City. The crash occurred around 1 p.m. on westbound I-80 about a half-mile west of the I-215 interchange. It...
Syracuse title insurance agent charged with stealing millions in 'wide-ranging scheme'
OGDEN — A Syracuse man was booked into Davis County Jail on Thursday, facing over 20 felony charges for potential financial crimes totaling at least $4 million across multiple cases along the Wasatch Front. Charging documents say 40-year-old Ryan Kelly Goodrich, as a title agent through his company Synergy...
Car drives through window at Sugar House Post Office
SALT LAKE CITY — Officers with the Salt Lake City Police Department responded to a call around 11 a.m. Friday about a car crashing through the Sugar House USPS. The post office located at 1953 S. 1100 East had a broken window where the car struck, but police report there was no structural damage to the building.
Semi-truck bursts into flames on I-15 in Layton
LAYTON, Utah (KUTV) — Both occupants of a semi-truck that burst into flames on Interstate 15 in Layton Thursday walked away from the scene uninjured. Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Cameron Roden said that the semi was heading southbound on Interstate 15 near Hillfield Road when it caught fire shortly before 11:30 a.m. on April 25.
Man sentenced after convictions in 2022 murder, kidnapping cases
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 25, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Convicted murder and kidnapper Alberto Carreto-Morales has been sentenced for the 2022 murder of Cesar Martinez and the kidnapping of a second victim. Carreto-Morales, 26, was sentenced Monday to 15 years to life for first-degree felony murder and 15...
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