Show t tf f Robber stopped I near I J. J ln Vernal The combined efforts of th the e Utah Highway Patrol Vernal Verna 1 J City Police and the Uintah Uinta h County Sheriff office resulted in apprehension of an armed arme d robber November 2 at t 7 pm p.m. near Vernal i ACCORDING to US Ted Te d Freestone a road block was se set setup setup t up on the Jensen bridge which h the suspect Gordon Troy Tro y Whiting 22 Riverton Wyoming broke At a second ro road d bl block ck east o of f Naples Whiting missed th the e road and was was trying to g get t his he hiscar hiscar s car turned around and back o othe on n the road when Ron Wilson U J rammed his his vehicle lith ia iap a p patrol car j. j AI I WHITING was apprehended d 1 and transported to the Uintah Uinta h County jail He signed a w wv waiver er r for extradition to Colorado o before Judge Robert F Foster st r. r H He e j was was charged with armed robbery auto theft and failure to stop for foran an officer At the ilie time of his arrest he l had ad a 9 MM automatic pistol nd 47 ro rounds of f ammunition n. n in his possession It According to officers officers the thes s suspect stole a 1969 P Pontiac and anda a a womans woman's purse at g gun q point near near ar Craig aig Colorado H He was pursued by the Craig Police the Moffat County and the Colorado State Patrols Assisting with the apprehension in hi Vernal were Trooper Wilson Trooper Troop Brent Boren Boren- Fr Freestone estor Ja Jack R Reynold yno FU O s and VC |