Utah County Sheriff’s Office searching for ‘transient’ assault suspect

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UTAH COUNTY, Utah ( ABC4 ) — The Utah County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in the search for a man who allegedly assaulted an elderly man in a trailer park on Sunday.

Kaden Alan Beckstrom, 22, is accused of assaulting a 62-year-old man in a trailer park in Utah County around 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8. The sheriff’s office said the trailer park is located in Spring Lake, along SR-198 — between Payson and Santaquin.

“The assault was unprovoked,” the sheriff’s office said.

After the incident, officials said Beckstrom — who was described as “transient” — fled from the scene on foot.

On social media , Sgt. Spencer Cannon of the UCSO said Beckstrom is known to frequent the area because a relative of his lives close to the victim. Cannon said the victim was not critically injured after the incident.

Anyone with information on Beckstrom’s whereabouts has been asked to call Central Utah 911 at (801) 798-5600.

Officials did not release any further information about the incident or the suspect.

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