Show ' r Police Blotter Poltcc Blotter Po!ic at determined by Sheriff Ed Phillips aod Chronkle Progress The public has a right to luio about all arrests of consequence The Police Blotter is compiled by MCSO Information is from officer’s reports However delay s do occur and names incidents may not appear or appear at a later dale All persons charged with a felony will be published Millard County Sheriff's Office info from April 10 to April ? 2000 Information Is compiled by MCSO staff from officer reports andor personal accounts sll suspects innocent until proven guilty Monday April 10 10 00 am Dallas Michael Watts 20 Delta UT was booked into jail to serve two consecutive sentences from the 4 District Court On March 2— he'd been found guilty of v iolating the terms of his supervised probation from two separate cases His probation has been restarted and he is not allowed any good time or work release while incarcerated as per Judge Stott 8 52 p m female juvenile was arrested in Meadow by Deputy Steve 0'C?mb The arrest w as the result of a continuing investigation of thefts from the Meadow Texaco The juvenile was charged into juvenile court with misdemeanor theft and released to her parents later in the evening Tuesday April 11 10 50 am Scan David Gara 28 of SLC was arrested at mp 175 northbound by Utah Highway Patrol 1 rooper Mike Thomas Gara was driving a white 1989 Nissan Sentra when he was stopped for having a badly broken windshield A record check revealed an active arrest warrant and a suspended drivers license He was transported to jail and charged into East Millard Justice Court with Class C misd driving on suspension He posted the $300 bond as well as the $140 cash for the traffic warrant out of Utah County p m Walter Bevan Christensen 53 of Flow ell was arrested at 365 South 4950 in Flowcll by Deputies Steve O'Camb and Clete Carter Christensen was booked jail to serve a jail commitment for contempt of court The contempt order was issued by the 4 District Court in Fillmore for failing to comply with a court order in reference to payment of back child support 3 45 p m Bernardo Flores Rabadan 41 of WA was arrested at 300 North 400 West in Fillmore by Sgt Scott Cony MCSO dispatch had received report of a possibly intoxicated subject standing in the middle of the road Upon arrival Corry and other deputies spoke to the subject who appeared to be under the influence of drugs and was disoriented He was arrested for Class C misd public intoxication as he appeared to be a danger to himself and others He spent the night in jail and appeared before Judge Hare the following morning Upon a motion by the city attorney he was released from custody as he did not appear to be competent to understand the charges filed against him He was then transported out of the county 21 Ryan Corry 19 and Douglas Kaman 24 all 9 48 p m Richard “Rick”Truswell of Delta were charged into Delta City Justice Court w ith Class B misd theft of services The three had been stay mg at the Dcltan Inn Motel on main street in Delta Deputy Steve Allred and Reserve Deputy Ray Wright investigated the incident where the three had been staying at the motel and failed to pay for their last day a bill of $4999 When confronted by Motel personnel they became belligerent and left They were located walking around Delta and were each cited All three w ill be appearing in DCJC this week They are also free on bond from the 4 District Court where they were charged in the forgery case at Quality Thriftway A bail condition in that case is that they not commit any further law violations Wednesday April 12 330 p m Clayton Gary Kapler 22 of Oak City was arrested at 60 East 100 North in Oak City by Adult Probation and Parole Officers Kelly Keyes and Ron Wilson Kapler is on supervised probation from an October 8 1999 arrest where he was convicted of amended charges of Class A misd joy riding and Class B misd DUI This arrest was the result of a home visit by the AP&P Officers where Kapler was found to have been using drugs and consuming alcohol both of which are violations of his probation On Monday April 17 Keyes obtained a warrant for Kapler and he will be held until the next District Court appearance 400 pm Brandon Leo Greer 18 was arrested at his residence in Hinckley by Detective Roger Young Greer was the fourth suspect arrested in a continuing forgery investigation in Delta Greer was transported to the jail where he was charged into 4 District Court with five degree felony counts of possession of forged documents 20 counts of Class A misd conspiracy to commit forgery and five counts of Class B misd theft Bailwassetat$l500by4District JudgcGary Stott Greer posted the bond and released was 5:33 p m Layton Corrcl Bridwell 20 of Palm Desert CA was arrested at mp 169 southbound by Trooper Gordon Mortenscn Bridwell was driving a white 1985 Nissan Sentra when he was stopped for going 88 mph in a 75 zone Open bottles of beer were visible inside the vehicle and what appeared to be marijuana was on the carpet A search of the vehicle uncovered marijuana in a number of locations A pat search of the suspect revealed additional marijuana I le was transported to jail and charged into EMJC with Class B misd possession of marijuana possession of paraphernalia and no vehicle insurance Class C misd speeding and open container of alcohol Mortcnscn's report stated that there was a bumper sticker inside the car that said “I Love Drugs" Bridwell appeared before Judge Hare and pled guilty to all charges He was fined $555 dollars and all jail time was suspended as long as the fine is paid Thursday April 13 3:30 p m Robert C Wilson 20 of Delta was arrested at 277 North Center Street by Adult Probation and Parole Officer Ron Wilson Robert Wilson was released from jail here and ordered to report to the state of Kansas within 72 hours He is on parole from that state on a number of felony convictions They refused to issue a warrant for him and advised AP&P here to just have him report there Obviously he's not planning on reporting there so he was arrested here and will be held until Kansas gets a warrant for 50 West into him 3:37 pm Jason David Cordova 18 of Murray UT was arrested at mp 168 south5 by Trooper Mike Thomas Cordova was the passenger in a vehicle that was bound stopped for excessive window tint Thomas could see a crushed aluminum can on the passenger side floor of the vehicle which contained burnt marijuana A search of the vehicle uncovered rolling papers a baggie full of marijuana and a marijuana pipe He was transported to jail and charged into EMJC with Class B misd marijuana and paraphernalia Bail was set at $925 which he posted and was released 745 p m Willis C Morrison 70 of Delta was arrested at 2500 South LoneTree Road by Lt John Kimball and Sgt Jeff Whatcott The arrest came as the result of an investigation by Deputy Morris Burton and Detective Roger Young According to the report male juvenile with beer while they were working Morrison supplied a changing water on the farm Some of the beer w as consumed and after view ing a “Penthouse” map ezine Morrison took unappropriate liberties with the youth The report states that this occurred while both subjects were seated in the cab of a pickup truck Morrison then had the juvenile drive him back to his truck where he paid the juvenile $50 and asked him not to tell anyone about the incident Momson was transported to the Millard County Jail where he was charged into 4 District Court with 2"d degree felony forcible sexual abuse and Class A misd supplying alcohol to minors 4 District Court Judge Gary Stott released Morrison on his own recognizance and ordered him to appear again on April 28 Friday April 14 1235 a m Garin Ken Brunson 25 of Kanosh was arrested at 275 West 400 South by blue 1992 Chevy Deputies Rick Carter and Rhett Kimball Brunson was driving a when he was stopped for failing to signal and driving left of center Field sobriety tests were conducted prior to arresting him for DUI He was transported to the jail where he into Fillmore He was drive limit to tw the tested over ice City Justice Court legal charged with Class B misd DUI Alcohol Bail was set at $1300 which he posted and was released 455 pm 91 dispatch received numerous reports of an injury accident at mp 138 northbound Troopers 1 om Schneitcr Dean Shields Gordon Mortensen and MCSO Sgt Scott Corry all responded as well as ambulance and firey rescue crews (See front page stpry) juvenile 951 p m Mario Hernandez 18 anda juvenile and a were all arrested at 360 West 100 South in Fillmore by SgL Scott Cony and Deputy Rhett Kimball All three are from the Payson area and are activ e gang members Hernandez is at least a part time resident of Fillmore The three were yelling obscenities flashing gang signs and threatening some Fillmore residents on Main Street in Fillmore The indideputies intervened and dispersed the subject who continued to harass the other viduals and finally followed them to the address where they were arrested All three were transported and booked into jail Hernandez w as charged into Fillmore City Justice Court with Class B misd resisting arrest and Class C misd disorderly conduct Bail was set at $835 which he posted and was released The two juveniles were each charged into juvenile court with Class C misd disorderly conduct and were released to their parents who came down from Payson The three were stopped earlier in the day and had their vehicle impounded for equipment v iolations by the highway patrol They are commonly seen cruising in a gold and primer colored Mercury Topaz with tinted windows and low profile tires The two juveniles were arrested here last week and had the same vehicle impounded then as they were listed as runaways Saturday April 15 :35 am Andres Chavez Garcia 19 of Fillmore was arrested at 375 West Center Street in Fillmore by Deputies Rick Carter and Rhett Kimball Garcia was driving a white 1967 Chevy pickup when he was stopped for having non transparent stickers on male passenger in the vehicle had the window of the vehicle Garcia and the was cited into juvenile court with Class B both been drinking alcohol The misd underage consumption of alcohol and released to his mother Garcia was transB DUI Alcohol (not a drop) Bail with Class misd FCJC into ported to jail and charged was set at $460 which he posted and was released 1120 am Carlos Carmona Jimenez 24 of Salt Lake City UTwas arrested at mp 175 southbound by SgL Scott Corry and Deputy Steve O’Camb Corry was working speed enforcement when he stopped the white 1995 Hyundai Elantra for speeding 100 mph in a 75 zone Jiminez was found to be driving w ithout a license and there was no insurance on the vehicle Jimenez was charged into EMJC w ith Class B misd no vehicle insurance and Class C misd Speeding and no drivers license Bail was set at $555 which he posted and was released COPY - £ nHri' Millard Suaday April 16 in Fillmore by male juvenile was arrested at 150 S 100 108 am A a Deputies Rick Carter and Rhett Kimball The subject w as found hiding inside blue and white Chevy Blazer that Carter had stopped The juvenile is on house arrest from his involvement in at least eight burglaries in the Fillmore area he juvenile was transported to jail where he was booked for iolating the house arrest and iolating the city curfew (midnight) After a juvenile probation officer decided not to have him transported to detention he was released to his father On Monday April 17 a pickup order was issued by the juvenile court and the juvenile was rearrested and transported to the Slate Canyon Juvenile Detention Facility in Provo Michael Sweeting 20 who was the driver of the vehicle was also recently convicted on multiple felony counts of burglary The Fillmore City Attorney has screened the case for a possible obstructing justice charge Sweeting is currently on probation and awaiting sentencing on the burglary conv unions male juvenile from Delta and Brandon Greer 18 of Hinckley 1:50 am A were stopped at 600 B est Mam Street in Delta by Deputies Cameron Lebbon and Clete Carter The two were in a black 1987 Ford Bronco when it was stopped because the juvenile was driving without a license The juvenile had three knives on his person and when Greer was parted down for weapons deputies found a marijuana pipe in his t of the vehicle was also recently convicted on multiple felony counts of burglary The Fillmore City Attorney has screened the case for a possible obstructing justice charge Sweeting is currently on probation and awaiting sentencing on the burglary conv ictions male juvenile from Delta and Brandon Greer 18 of Hinckley 150 am A were stopped at 600 West Main Street in Deka by Deputies Camert n Lebbon and Clete Carter The two were in a black 1987 Ford Bronco when it was stopped because the juvenile was driving without a license The juvenile had three knives on his person and when Greer was patted down for weapons deputies found a marijuana pipe in his pocket When asked where he got the pipe Greer told deputies that he’d been in jail so a friend of his was holding it for him until he got out He said he’d just picked it up from him but wished that he'd just let him keep it Greer is free on bond from the 4 District Court where he has been charged as a suspect in the forgery cases at Quality Thriftway Forgery Case still growing The continuing investigation on the forgery case atthe Quality Thnftway in Delta has netted four arrests on numerous felony and misdemeanor counts So far Detective Roger Young and Deputy Steve O’Camb have logged in 23 checks totaling over $1 1624 29 which were forged and cashed at the one store There was one check lor $81636 which had been forged and the suspects attempted to cash but were denied by a cashier The checks were all passed in a three weeks period from March 10 to March 30 The checks were written on two different accounts and were stolen from a residence in Delta The four suspects Richard “Rick" Tniswell a k a Rick Devers 21 Ryan Corry 18 Brandon Greer 18 and Douglas Kaman 24 arc all currently residing in the Delta area They have all been arrested and booked into jail Each suspect has been charged with more than 30 counts of felony and misdemeanor charges related to the scam The charges listed so far are possession of forged documents theft and conspiracy to commit forgery All are free on $ 500 bond pending a w ai ver hearing in 4 District Court on April 28th EMS Fire and Accidents There were 17 ambulance calls this week with West Millard Responding to 10 Faxt Millard to six and Scipio Ambulance to one There were a number of medical calls and injury accidents which involved fatalities There were also patient transfers to northern Utah hospitals There were three injury accidents between noon on Friday and noon on and deputies troopers ambulance and Fillmore fire Saturday All three were on rescue crews responded There were three other accidents that were property damage only Burglary Case Solved A burglary case that was reported at Fillmore Serv ice 45 North Main in Fillmore on February 24 in has been solved Reserve Deputy Garth White took the initial call and Deputy Bill Jackson and SgL Corry both conducted follow up and crime scene investigation Scott Andrew Miller 7 lolden and Phougnuen Chandara 7 of duffs 1 railcr Park in Fillmore have both been arrested Each was transported to the Slate Cam on Juvenile Detention Facility in Provo where they were charged with 3 degree felony burglary of a building and theft More than $1400 worth of tools and equipment was stolen from the Fillmore Service during the late night burglary on February 23 A door valued at $ 25 was also damaged All but one property item was recovered and returned to the owners Both suspects were put on house arrest and cannot be out without a parent Chandara has already violated his house arrest once and is currently serv ing a sentence in juvenile lockdown for that violation By the numbers MCSO Deputies handled 64 case reports last week Cases included theft dead body investigation burglary alarms accidents assaults juvenile problems DUI disorderly conduct alcohol offenses transient assists phone harassment bad checks suspicious drugs vehicle impounds warrant arrests vandalism animal problems and campground checks Summertime is here VYe need your help on 1) Three dogs valued at $1000 have been poisoned in lincklcy Deputy Steve Allred has been investigating the deaths which have occurred between March 18 and April 10 2) A home burglary at 80 West 400 North in Hinckley Deputies Clete Carter and Alan Purvis are the Investigating officers They said that someone used a blunt object to smash in some glass at the rear of the residence The suspect then reached through and opened the locked door The description of the stolen items has not been released 3) A guitar in a black carrying case was stolen from the back of a pickup truck parked at the Jubilee (formerly IGA) grocery store in Delta The owner of the guitar had it in the back of his truck when he ran in the store for approx 10 minutes and it was gone Deputy Steve Allred is the investigating officer 4) Approx $500 worth of compact disks and stereo equipment was taken from a vehicle in the north parking lot at Millard High School Deputy Bill Jackson is the investigating officer on the incident which occurred on Monday April 7th or Anyone with any information on these cases should call MCSO at If the investigating officer is not available request the shift supervisor and he can take the information tickets Speeding MCSO Deputies issued 72 speeding tickets on special speed enforcement shifts this week The average speed was 90 9 mph with four tickets of 100 mph or more Detective Roger Young wrote the high speed of 102 mph and him and Sgt Scott Cony wrote three more at 100 mph even The speeds and amount of traffic this Easter weekend will be scary With the warm weather conditions we are expecting a FAST weekend MCSO and Utah Highway Patrol Troopers will all he working extra shifts on to try and make it as safe a travel weekend as possible Happy Easter Crime-fightin- g April 20 2000 Page Betty Jo Speakman A new printing office is blossoming in Fillmore w hich is sti new s to manv residents though the office has been open since 25 July 1999 LaReena L)don opened her shop at 48 asi Center Street the east half of the building occupied bv Misfit Market west of the Post Office LaReena has created an attractive office and an efficient printing establishment which she hopes will serve Fillmore well need to and eliminate the leave town to have printing jobs done Pahvant Valle) Printing is (in addition f to Kimball Insurance) also a cation for the Chronicle Progress for whom she worked for two ears while Karosh she was living in Printing is LaReena’s ’love’ and talent Recognizing the need lor this service in Fillmore she opted to locate here and make this her business home as well as their family home She and her husband Ken l)don have twochildren who share the home they recently purchased on 3l0 daughter South A is a Junior at Millard High School J son Christopher is their fourteen-who is in the eighth grade Ihc are all hanpv to have their home and this new business in Fillmore Some of the serv ues aReena offers at hershopare Black and white copv work binding for books LaminatFax serv ice ing ol pages maps pictures either receiving or sending Letterheads T nv elopes Business cards Brochures lor Fliers private business or group needs lor newspaper inserts or personal distribution Inv nations ol all kinds weddings parties dances GraJjaiion announcements Carbonless forms II vou don’t see the ipc ot printing vou need ask aReena She has vendors who will do the things she can’t do in her shop such as lull color printing anJ she has competitive pricing Her hours are 9 to 5 on weekdavs She welcomes vou to come in see her shop and think ol when vou need printing ol an) kind done tllmorc aReena and Farm I) 1 aralee (Fillmore Chamber of Commerce j) By: Betty Jo Speakman The first official meeting of Fillmore hamberol Commerce took place Wednesdav ith a membership ol al Up unt now the Chamber has been in a Membership Drive least 46 now the Chamber is read) to address the problem ol ”1 low to get people oil the Trecway onto our main street" Ad dollars need to be used effect civ and several ideas are being looked at A project that has long needed attention will soon be effected A large 4'x8' sealed sign will be installed at the North Park for people who drive into town It will be a sign highlighting the businesses that are members ol the Chamber ol Commerce in the color designating their business tpe I hose establishments who are not vet members may want to become such right awav so then places will be highlighted on this map It will be sealed when completed and not opened again until the beginning ol the vear Directions to the mountain and volcano Iouiim attractions will also be mJu ated on the map as well as locations of the churches schools pool and Courthouse Square Brochures containing smaller maps which ill he like the largeone will be placed at tllmore various locations along the road north and south ol town to let travelers know is here Fillmore welcomes them and has something for them Fillmore Chamber of Commerce will meet at 3 00 pm on the first ednesdav each in the month at the City Council Chambers City Building Interesting speakers arc scheduled for the period after Chamber business is concluded President Paxton’s aim is to have the meetings not exceed an hour The motto is Business Supporting Business and his goal is a busier Fillmore Ever) one is welcome at meetings and as members London's missioner of Big Ben is named after Sir Benjamin Works when the bell was cast tips given by Mazner SC3 OYAMAKA Everything pertaining to law enforcement in the Millard County is handled b the Sheriff's Office A staff of able and efficient officers some of which are John Kimball Jim Mazner Roger Young Scott Cory Jeff Whatcott and Robert Dekker plus patrol units and jail staff are trained and ready to protect the citizens of Millard County from those within our ow n cities or those who pass through w ho would prey on them Over the years the responsibility of these officers has grown as the crime rate rises Prosecutions are up jail time down and the officers are winning the battle In an informative and interesting lecture at the Fillmore Chamber of Commerce meeting Jim Mazner presented ways the people and business owners of Millard County can assist the officers in the successful accomplishment of their duties A rash of burglaries in Fillmore as w ell as Delta and surrounding communities have occurred lately bringing about the recognition that there are things the citizens can do to help The most important thing is to stay out of the area Notify the officers and stay out When a burglary occurs the first thought of the owner of a business or a home is “What was taken?” He goes through the premise to discover the loss and in doing so may eliminate or ruin w hat could be important information for the investigating officers furniture Footprints fingerprints movement and many other clues can tell an officer important information if they have not been disturbed Dust disturbed on a piece of furniture or dust tracked in by the intruder can be valuable evidence Fingerprints are unique to each person so if officers are able to lift fingerprints Yamaha KTM Hall the Chief Com- KAWASAKI Kawasaki Stock & Utility Trailer Sales Wanderer Camp Trailers COUNTY'S LARGEST SPORTING GOODS STORE!!! 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