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Utah drug trafficking ringleader sentenced to 20 years in prison
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 24, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Joe Robert Rael, of Salt Lake City was sentenced to 20 years in prison and a term of 60 months of supervised release for engaging in a conspiracy to traffic narcotics and launder money. The sentence, imposed by U.S....
Sunrise Stories: 24-Year-Old Motorcyclist Declared Dead After Accident near St. George BLVD
Officials from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration reported a record number of fentanyl pills were seized throughout the state in 2023. Fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat in the entire country, and such a threat required several high-ranking officials to meet in Northern Utah on Thursday to discuss the issue.
Man who kidnapped Snow student pleads no contest
A bizarre case that began in December 2021 when a man kidnapped a Snow College student has come to a conclusion. Brent Brown, 42, pleaded “no contest” to one count each of kidnapping and obstruction of justice, 2nd degree felonies, and one count of forcible sexual abuse, a 3rd degree felony. In late December 2021, Brown drove to Ephraim and picked up an 18-year old Snow College freshman for an arranged online date, but he ended up holding the girl in Loa against her will for five days while repeatedly sexually assaulting her. She was found after she was spotted by officers in the basement of Brown’s mother’s house during a house-to-house search. The girl said Brown forced her to remove her clothes and would not allow her to get dressed for the five days. Part of the time she was required to hide in a coal storage area in the basement, and Brown admitted to tying the girl up while he went to work each day.
Utah soldier killed in Alaska 'did so much with the little he was given'
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Army infantryman Arturo Gomez is being remembered for a heroic life, two days after he was struck and killed by a car in Alaska, driven by an accused drunk driver. "He did so much with the little he was given," said Scott Vranes, of...
$20,000 Reward For Information On The Illegal Shooting Of Two Endangered California Condors In Utah
A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to a conviction for the illegal shooting of two endangered California condors near Cedar City, Utah. The Center for Biological Diversity offered the reward after the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) announced the shootings on Friday. According to the agency, the first condor was found in the fall of 2022 in a remote area southeast of Cedar City, north of Zion National Park. A second condor was discovered in the same area in June 2024. Both birds had reportedly been shot with firearms. It is currently unclear if the two incidents are connected or what type of firearms were used.
Boyfriend tried to kiss his girlfriend while under the influence of alcohol and drugs only to kill the woman after he crashed his vehicle into another car
Minneapolis, MN – According to the police officials, the 32-year-old man from Utah, later identified as Chasse, was arrested and later charged with vehicuIar homicide in connection with his girlfriend’s death, AshIey, from California. Police officials said the 32-year-old boyfriend, who was driving under the influence of drugs and alcohoI, killed his girlfriend after he turned to give her a kiss only to crash his car into another vehicle.
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