(Enoch, UT) — More details are coming out about a tragic murder-suicide in southwest Utah that sent shockwaves through the state. Police records show the warning signs of abuse were present years before Michael Haight allegedly killed his wife, five children, and mother-in-law at their home in Enoch on January […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A panel of lawmakers has advanced a bill that aims to give domestic violence survivors more options for protecting their pets. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the proposal from Rep. Angela Romero that would allow survivors to include their pets on court-issued protective orders. […]
On Jan. 10, the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office released their end of year law incident report. While discussing this report, Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis shared his thoughts on how the COVID-19 pandemic effected domestic violence cases during the year 2020. Curtis shared that throughout the state, but especially along […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Domestic violence rates in Utah are rising as the coronavirus confines many people to their homes. The Deseret News reports that has stretched resources for victims and is stoking concerns among law enforcers as judges decline to order some arrests. For many, home is the […]
One man is in police custody after a domestic violence incident in Ephraim early Thursday morning. According to Ephraim City Police Chief, Aaron Broomhead, a women called 911 just before midnight Wednesday night about a domestic violence incident. Officials could hear arguing in the background before the line disconnected. Police […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A 32-year-old Provo man has been charged with child abuse and attempted murder after police say he choked his wife and children and repeatedly abused them. Court documents show the charges were filed Wednesday against Jaime Marcos Salinas. Police say they began investigating after Salinas’s wife […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah mother is in jail after authorities say she attempted to strangle her two young daughters. Police records filed with the Davis County Jail show 27-year-old Karen Butterfield attempted to smother her two girls with a pillow Saturday before trying to strangle them. Police […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who authorities say stabbed his girlfriend multiple times and left her to die in front of her 5-year-old son has been sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in prison for murder. The Deseret News reports a judge sentenced 50-year-old Darren Byrd […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Provo police say a passer-by shot and fatally wounded a man who was fighting with a woman in a driveway. Police say 26-year-old Jeremy Sorensen was shot twice Monday night after the passer-by stopped his car and ordered Sorenson to leave the 18-year-old woman alone. According […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah County prosecutors are looking into partnering with area justice courts to create a specialized court for domestic violence cases — a first of its kind in the state. The Daily Herald reported last week that the new court would be similar to other specialized courts […]
