A Utah judge has been arrested on multiple child sex crimes charges, and investigators are looking into comments he allegedly made saying he had sexual abused child family members in the past. First District Justice Court Judge Kevin Christensen, 64, is being investigated for enticing a minor in sexual activity, dealing in materials harmful to …
A former Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints branch president was charged last month with raping a teenager while he was her religious leader more than 20 years ago. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announced charges against Armando Flores — two counts of first degree rape and one count of object …
A Utah woman accused of killing her National Guardsman husband last fall was denied bond last week after a judge last month ordered her to stand trial. Jennifer Gledhill waived a preliminary hearing and pleaded not guilty in the death of Matthew Johnson, whose body has not been found. Prosecutors entered into evidence on Friday …
Utah police have arrested four suspects in the shooting death of a 17-year-old girl who was shot Friday night by gunmen who pursued her vehicle for miles before pulling alongside and opening fire. And, the Iron County Sheriff’s Office revealed, a passenger in the girl’s truck survived the shooting and helped lead investigators to the …
A 17-year-old Utah girl was shot and killed Friday night by an unknown shooter who chased her pickup truck for several miles before pulling alongside and opening fire. The girl lost control of her vehicle and crashed through a vinyl fence before coming to a stop, KTVX reported. Witnesses called 911, and Iron County sheriff’s …
A Utah man who co-founded a company that sells weight loss supplements has been charged with 14 counts of sex crimes against children Travis Bradley Martin, 54, was arrested last week and charged with three counts of raping a child, three counts of sodomy on a child, two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a …
A Utah dad has been charged with aggravated child abuse after his 2-month-old son was brought to a hospital with a brain bleed. A police affidavit said that Jacob Beal, 28, was alone in his apartment with the child while the boy’s mother was at work. The family lives in a basement apartment, with other …
Investigators say they caught a man wanted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend in Utah on a bus headed to Mexico Sunday night. The body of 31-year-old Talia Benward was found in a remote section of Tooele County early Saturday morning after family had reported her missing on Thursday, as CrimeOnline reported. A police statement …
A Utah man was arrested on Friday for the death of his infant daughter before the New Year. Ogden Police said they were called about an unresponsive baby on December 27. The 4-month-old girl was first taken to local hospital and then transferred to Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, where she died, KSTU …
The body of a Utah woman reported missing on Thursday was found early Saturday morning, and police say have named her ex-boyfriend as a “person of interest” in her murder. Family members reported 31-year-old Talia Benward missing, KSL reported, and police said they believed at the time she was either dead or being held against …
A Utah woman was found dead in her estranged boyfriend’s car when police stopped him this week while investigating a potential DUI. Police found the body of 30-year-old Summer Tatiana Roney in the back of convicted felon Jacob Holt Johnson’s car at a convenience store in Bluffdale, KUTV reported. Cops said the 40-year-old suspect had …
A Utah man has been charged with mutlple felonies in the kidnapping and rape of a 9-year-old girl more than two years ago. Court documents say Tyler James Webb, 23, is charged with child kidnapping, rape of a child, sodomy of a child, aggravated sexual assault of a child, aggravated child abuse, and three counts …
