Looking back at Stansbury, Tooele and Grantsville’s basketball season See B1 TOOELETRANSCRIPT S T C BULLETIN S TUESDAY March 5, 2019 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 125 No. 79 $1.00 Boulder kills woman on Stansbury Island hike STEVE HOWE line, with the woman in the STAFF WRITER middle, when she stepped out A 37-year-old woman died of the path and onto a rock, Saturday on Stansbury Island Scharmann said. The rock after a large rock fell on top of began to slide and she tried to her, according to the Tooele jump off it, but the rock landed County Sheriff’s Office. on top of her in the bottom of The Salt Lake area woman, the gully. whose identity has not been Scharmann said the boulder released, was hiking on was about 4 feet by 4 feet by Stansbury Island with her 18 inches and too heavy to husband and a friend Saturday move by hand. He said the trio afternoon, according to Tooele was not on the marked trail County Sheriff’s Lt. Travis from a nearby trailhead and Scharmann. They were walking in SEE BOULDER PAGE A8 ® FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO Tyson Hamilton, the owner of Another Man’s Treasures in Tooele, stands behind the counter of his antique store. Former Tooele New chamber chairman wants cop charged to bring community together with custodial Buy local, tourism, unity, and community spirit top sexual relations Hamilton’s 2019 to-do list STEVE HOWE federal parolee, supervised by TIM GILLIE STAFF WRITER the federal government. EDITOR A Tooele City police officer A Tooele City detective A full-blooded Tooelean, the new has been charged with a felony conducted an investigation, in chairman of the Tooele County Chamber after he allegedly had sexual which he interviewed Dudley of Commerce and Tourism board of relations with a federal parolee and the parolee, the statement directors is fervent about building local during his time as an officer. said. Dudley admitted to sex- business and community spirit. Derik L. Dudley, 24, was ual acts with the parolee and Tyson Hamilton — born and raised in charged with third-degree said he knew the man was on Tooele County and a graduate of Tooele felony custodial sexual rela- federal parole at the time. High School — was installed as the tions in 3rd District Court last The parolee was inter- chairman of the Tooele County Chamber Thursday. viewed and told investiga- of Commerce’s board of directors at the Dudley was a Tooele City tors Dudley knew he was on chamber’s recognition dinner in January. police officer between Dec. 1, federal probation and was Hamilton has owned and operated 2017 and April 2018, accord- told numerous times before Another Man’s Treasure, an antique shop ing to a probable cause state- sexual contact occurred, in Tooele City since April 2015. For four ment. Last March, the police according to the probable years Hamilton has dealt in vintage, department became aware the cause statement. The parolee antique and collectible items out of his defendant had been engaged in a sexual relationship with a SEE COP PAGE A8 ® SEE CHAIRMAN PAGE A8 ® FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO Hamilton checks classic vinyl records for damage in his vintage shop and antique store. Tooele County’s drought status downgraded after February storms Above normal precipitation leads to drop in drought rating for most of county TIM GILLIE exceeded normal. Sheeprock Mountains reported EDITOR The Mining Fork SNOTEL site 5.2 inches of precipitation, or 186 With more than double the in the Stansbury Mountain’s percent of the median. precipitation of 2018, February South Willow Fork reported 6.3 Much of the precipitation 2019’s winter storms have down- inches of precipitation in February measured at the local mountain- graded much of Tooele County’s 2019, which is 180 percent of the ous SNOTEL sites has been in the drought rating. median amount for February. form of snow. Mining Fork accu- According to data col- The Oquirrh Mountain’s mulated 52 inches of snowfall lected by the Natural Resources Rocky Basin - Settlement Canyon from Oct. 1, 2018 to Feb. 28. Conservation Service’s automated SNOTEL site reported 7.4 inches Rocky Basin - Settlement SNOTEL sites in Tooele County, of precipitation for 185 per- Canyon has accumulated 70 inch- FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO local precipitation and snowfall cent of the median, while the A series of winter storms brought much needed snow to the Stansbury Mountains. The snowpack in followed January’s lead and Vernon Creek SNOTEL site in the SEE DROUGHT PAGE A8 ® the mountains surrounding the Tooele Valley is above normal for the water year. INSIDE BULLETIN BOARD A7 CLASSIFIEDS B4 Arellano wins Tooele PD Grantsville HOMETOWN B1 belt at Fight recognizes soccer season OBITUARIES A6 Night outstanding opener OPEN FORUM A4 See B2 work at See B2 SPORTS B2 banquet See A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN TUESDAY March 5, 2019 Tooele City Police honors contributions to department STEVE HOWE ry awards, Kirby read a num- pen,” Kirby said. said Bronson was recognized said. “It’s not enough. So we’re building,” Winn said. STAFF WRITER ber of appreciation posts from He also added thanks to with the Chief’s Award for his going to build you a police sta- The final award of the eve- The Tooele City Police citizens to the department. Tooele City Mayor Debbie ongoing contributions to the tion, if it kills us.” ning, presented by Winn, was Department held its annual They ranged from making a Winn and the Tooele City department and outstanding The mayor also provided an a surprise to Kirby — an award awards banquet Thursday child’s day by saying hello Council for increasing the service above expectation. update on construction of the recognizing his 20 years of ser- night at Tooele Technology to assisting the federal Drug department’s budget. Winn spoke following the new $9 million police station, vice to the department. College, with those in, and Enforcement Administration. Two Medals of Valor were presentation of the Chief’s which is being constructed on “I want to thank you for around, the department receiv- “Some of the finest awarded to officers Jake Award, thanking everyone Garden Street behind Tooele your service,” Winn said. “You ing commendations. moments of the department Stallings and Casey Bronson who contributes to the police City Hall. She said the paper- have made this department Following dinner and a are known only to those mem- for their involvement in the department, from crossing work on the low-interest loan what it is.” video of highlight moments bers of the department who apprehension of a domestic guards to sworn officers. for the project will be signed Including 20 years with the throughout the year, Tooele are there and the citizens they violence suspect last October. “So I think a little bit about in April and the property is Tooele City Police Department, City Police Chief Ron Kirby help,” he said. Prior to the arrest, the suspect, how I can thank you and cleared for construction. Kirby has served a total of 38 acknowledged the inherent The department’s awards Christopher Michael Ono, 27, standing up here and saying “I’m hoping by this time years in law enforcement. difficulty in recognizing all of are chosen by a committee of Tooele, pointed a pistol at thank you is not enough,” she next year that you are in your [email protected] those who deserve it. from submitted nominations. an officer, who fired back, “There’s no possible way The awards kicked off with prompting his surrender. to recognize each member of the Award of Excellence, given “It wasn’t until I saw the the department for the good to Kami Perkins, the city’s body camera that I really, fully things that you do,” Kirby said. human resources director and appreciated what these offi- “Recognizing that often things treasurer. Kirby lauded Perkins cers did,” Kirby said. “... It was that each of you do happen in work to keep the department’s amazing.” the middle of the night when salary and benefits competitive Bronson also received everyone is home, in bed, for officer hiring and retention. the Chief’s Award, which is sleeping.” “Honestly, she did work that selected by Kirby independent Before going into the prima- I didn’t think was gonna hap- of the awards committee. Kirby FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTOS Tooele City Police Chief Ron Kirby (above) speaks at the Tooele Police Department’s annual award banquet held Thursday night at Tooele Technical College. Tooele City Mayor Debbie Winn recognizes Chief Kirby (far left) for his 20 years of service. Officer Casey Bronson (left) was recognized for his continued outstanding service above expectation with the Chief’s Award. Medal of Valor Awards were given to officers Casey Bronson and Jake Stallings for their action on a call in 2018. Chief Kirby and Mayor Winn award Human Resource Director Kami Perkins the Award of Excellence. TOOELETRANSCRIPT BULLETIN Tooele man charged with object rape, sodomy of child ADMINISTRATION Scott C. Dunn Publisher STEVE HOWE The mother of the victim ed them the night before, ment. Court on Monday, Judge Joel J. Dunn Publisher Emeritus STAFF WRITER reported her child told her according to the probable Tripp was interviewed at the Matthew Bates set his bail at OFFICE A Tooele man has been they were molested by Tripp, cause statement. The victim Tooele City Police Department $250,000. The bail amount Bruce Dunn Controller charged with multiple felonies who was in a position of trust, said similar incidents of abuse and requested an attorney, will be addressed in his next Chris Evans Office Manager in 3rd District Court after he on Feb.