(Cedar City, UT) — A man accused of kidnapping a woman in southern Utah is being told to stay in custody. Epigemio Marquez appeared in court yesterday following his arrest over the weekend on Interstate-15 in Iron County. It started Saturday when the victim handed a note to a good […]
(Beaver, UT) — A Beaver man is heading to prison for assaulting a U.S. Forest Service worker two years ago. Kristopher Boger was sentenced to nearly a year in jail after he was found guilty of hitting and choking the worker in 2023 following a meeting over a road on […]
(Iron County, UT) — A suspect was arrested Sunday in Iron County after allegedly threatening his property owner with a gun and refusing to cooperate with law enforcement. Police say 65-year-old John Gorecki, who had been living in a motor home on the property, became agitated after being evicted and […]
(Juab County, UT) — An Illinois man was arrested Friday after police in Nephi found 101 pounds of methamphetamine in his vehicle. Police say the drugs were discovered after a routine traffic stop for a missing license plate light. Carlos Guadalupe Navarro Ornelas, who claimed to be traveling to California, […]
(Cedar City, UT) — A Cedar City man is facing charges, accused of raping a teenage girl. Luis Lopez was arrested and taken to Iron County Jail last week after allegedly having sexual contact with the 14-year-old inside his motorhome at a retail store parking lot. The girl told investigators […]
An arrest has been made in the petroglyph cultural site vandalism in Kane County. According to the Bureau of Land Management, “thanks to widespread support and vigilance, an arrest was made…the suspect was taken into custody on Nov. 30 on felony charges in St. George by BLM law enforcement.” The […]
A man was arrested in Richfield after making terroristic threats. On Oct. 28, officers responded to an RV parked in the Dollar Tree parking lot that had been abandoned there for a few days. As the officers approached, they saw writing saying the vehicle was rigged with explosive gas. According […]
On Oct. 19, Sevier County Deputies responded to a report of vandalism at a storage unit at 2500 South Cove View Road. They collected evidence and later that day were called back to the storage units where the owner had noticed two individuals who were not renting a unit. According […]
(Kanarraville, UT) — A man is facing charges in connection to a deadly shooting in Iron County. The sheriff’s office says Kyle Jessop was taken into custody Wednesday for allegedly shooting and killing a 33-year-old man inside a Kanarraville home. Investigators explained the 18-year-old Jessop claimed there was a sexual […]
A man has been taken into custody after a gun he was carrying went off while in the self-checkout area of the Richfield Walmart. According to a press release from the Richfield City Police, “Zachery Hampton, age 26 of Richfield, was apparently adjusting the handgun that was being held in […]
