Press Release Archives
District Attorney Press Releases from 2011 to 2014
2014
- Dec. 22, 2014, - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to South Jordan Police Chief Shepherd
- Dec. 5, 2014, - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Salt Lake County Sheriff Winder
- Oct. 9, 2014, - Statement from District Attorney Sim Gill Regarding Judge Dever’s Ruling
- Oct. 6, 2014, - Salt Lake County DA Advises County Clerk that Same Sex Marriage Licenses May be Issued following Supreme Court's Order,Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Lifting of the State's Stay on Same Sex Marriages>
- Sept. 30, 2014, - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Salt Lake City Police Chief Burbank, South Salt Lake Police Chief Carruth>
- Sept. 26, 2014, - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Salt Lake County Sheriff Winder, West Valley Police Chief Russo
- Sept. 26, 2014, - Officer Involved Critical Incident - DA’s Office Will Not File Charges in Contaminated Tea Incident
- Sept. 10, 2014, - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Salt Lake County Sheriff Winder, West Valley Police Chief Russo
- Aug. 29, 2014, - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to West Jordan Police Chief Diamond
- Aug. 29, 2014, Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Salt Lake County Sheriff Winder
- July 8, 2014, - Timothy Troy Walker Pleads Guilty in 2013 murder of Draper Police Sgt. Jonson, attempted murder of Traci Vaillancourt
- May 29, 2014, - Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office Files Charges in 1988 Homicide
- May 13, 2014, - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Salt Lake City Police Chief Burbank
- March 7, 2014, - DA FILES NOTICE TO SEEK DEATH PENALTY
- February 18, 2014, - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Salt Lake County Sheriff Winder
- January 31, 2014, - Salt Lake County District Attorney Files Theft, Forgery Charges in Landfill Employee Case
- January 30, 2014, - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to West Valley Police Chief Russo
2013
- December 20, 2013, - DA ADVISES COUNTY CLERK TO PROCESS MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS
- December 18, 2013, - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Salt Lake City Police Chief Burbank
- December 12, 2013, - Salt Lake, Davis County Prosecutors file charges against Timothy Lawson
- November 5, 2013, - Children’s Justice Center Joins District Attorney for Visionary Partnership
- Oct. 31, 2013, - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to UHP Maj. Keen, South Salt Lake Police Chief Snyder
- Sept. 11, 2013, - DA Files Criminal Charges in the Death of Draper Police Sgt. Derek Johnson
- Aug. 8, 2013, - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to WVCPD Chief Schwemmer re: Danielle Willards shooting
- July 15, 2013 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to WVCPD Chief Schwemmer
- May 16, 2013 - Salt Lake County DA's Office, Davis County Attorney's Office Address Attorney General Investigation
- May 8, 2013 - District Attorney Files Homicide by Assault in Ricardo Portillo's Death
- May 3, 2013 - District Attorney files to dismiss 26 Additional Cases
- April 29, 2013 - Officer Involved Critical Shooting - Letter to Salt Lake City Police Chief Burbank -- Ronald M. Ontiveros
- April 15, 2013 - District Attorney's Office Dismisses 69 Cases
- April 9, 2013 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Salt Lake County Sheriff Winder
- April 3, 2013 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Danielle Willard investigation update, FBI assists
- Feb. 28, 2013 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Salt Lake City Police Chief Burbank -- Joe Sutera
- Feb. 8, 2013 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Murray City Police Chief Fondaco -- Trent Pearson
- Feb. 8, 2013 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Murray City Police Chief Fondaco -- Sean Malouf
- Jan. 18, 2013 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder
2012
- Oct. 25, 2012 - Press Release - DA Determines SLCPD Officer-Involved Shooting was Justified Under Utah Law
- Oct. 3, 2012 - Press Release - Curtis Allgier Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Murder for the 2007 killing of Stephen Anderson
- Oct. 2, 2012 - Press Release - District Attorney's Office Participates in 3 Local Conferences
- July 19, 2012 - Charging Document - Gregory Nathan Peterson
- July 10, 2012 - Charging Document - Terry Lee Black
- July 9, 2012 - Charging Document - Matthew Christopher Wall
- July 9, 2012 - Press Release - Matthew Christopher Wall
- July 2, 2012 - Charging Document - Thomas Evan Noffsinger
- July 2, 2012 - Press Release - Thomas Evan Noffsinger
- June 28, 2012 - Press Release - Officer Involved Critical Incident - John J. Samora
- June 28, 2012 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Sheriff Winder - John J. Samora
- May 29, 2012 - Press Release - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Ryan Robinson
- May 23, 2012 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Chief Fondaco - Ryan Robinson
- April 30, 2012 - Press Release - Declination of Findings - Joshua J. Lyman
- April 24, 2012 - Press Release - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Sean Morrison
- April 23, 2012 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Sheriff Winder - Sean Morrison
- April 9, 2012 - Press Release - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Bryan Manseau
- April 6, 2012 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Taylorsville City Police Chief - Bryan Manseau
- March 29, 2012 - Charging Document - Mary Hansen
- March 29, 2012 - Press Release - Mary Hansen
- March 29, 2012 - Press Release - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Kent Ashworth
- March 29, 2012 - Press Release - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Dennzel Davis
- March 26, 2012 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to West Valley City Police Chief - Kent Ashworth
- March 20, 2012 - Press Release - Antonio Luis Martinez
- March 9, 2012 - Press Release - Jose Pragana Pleads Guilty
- March 7, 2012 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Salt Lake City Police Chief - Dennzel Davis
2011
- November 15, 2011 - Press Release - Law Enforcement Training for Officer Involved Critical Incidents
- November 8, 2011 - Charging Document - Jose Pragana
- November 8, 2011 - Press Release - Jose Pragana
- November 1, 2011 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Salt Lake City Police Chief - Carl Hinshaw
- November 1, 2011 - Press Release - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Carl Hinshaw
- August 31, 2011 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Colonel Daniel Fuhr - Josue Ramirez-Perez
- August 31, 2011 - Press Release - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Josue Ramirez-Perez
- August 23, 2011 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Salt Lake City Police Chief - Declination of Criminal Charges
- August 23, 2011 - Press Release - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Declination of Criminal Charges
- August 16, 2011 - Press Release - Christian Sweeten
- August 12, 2011 - Press Release - Matthew Breck
- August 3, 2011 - Press Release - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Louis Gregg
- August 2, 2011 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Salt Lake County Sheriff - Louis Gregg
- July 18, 2011 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to West Valley City Police Chief - Jose Contreras
- July 18, 2011 - Press Release - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Jose Contreras
- July 7, 2011 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to Salt Lake City Police Chief
- July 7, 2011 - Press Release - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Juvenile A.M.
- June 23, 2011 - Charging Document - Thomas Pennington
- June 23, 2011 - Press Release - Thomas Pennington
- May 18, 2011 - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Letter to West Valley City Police Chief - Cesar Martinez
- April 27, 2011- Press Release - Officer Involved Critical Incident - James Chidister
- April 22, 2011 - Press Release - Officer Involved Critical Incident - Sean Krummi
- March 9, 2011 - Press Release - Officer Involved Critical Incident - David Solis
- February 9, 2011 - Press Release - Elimination of Fees for Discovery