Information on the following cases was provided by Summit County Prosecuting Attorney Matthew Bates.
Brett Timothy Peters, 54, of Park City, was charged with driving under the influence. On June 23, Park City police found Peters asleep in an idling car in Park City. The responding officer suspected that Peters was intoxicated, so he obtained a warrant for a sample of Peters’ blood. A chemical analysis of the blood revealed that Peters’ blood alcohol level was .17, more than twice the legal limit. Peters has twice previously been convicted of a felony level DUI, so this charge is also a felony.
Melvin D. Purdle, 28, and Timothy J Hale, 25, both of Decatur, Illinois, were charged with narcotics trafficking. On July 17, a Utah Highway Patrol trooper stopped the pair driving on Interstate 80 for an equipment violation. During the stop, the trooper smelled an odor of marijuana coming from inside the car. He searched the car and found approximately 39 pounds of marijuana in two large duffel bags.
Robb Martin Seal, 34, of Draper, was charged with DUI and driving on a suspended license. On July 26, a Utah Highway Patrol trooper responded to a complaint in the Trailside area of a reckless driver in a black Dodge Charger. He located the Charger near Trailside Park and saw Martin get out of the driver’s seat. Martin had an odor of alcohol about him. The trooper obtained a warrant for a sample of Martin’s blood. A chemical analysis of the sample revealed that Martin’s blood alcohol level was .20, more than double the legal limit. Martin has been convicted of DUI twice in the last 10 years, so the current charge is a felony.
Robert Gills Weiner, 74, of Park City, was charged with failing to respond to an officer’s signal to stop. On August 14, Weiner drove around a police checkpoint at the intersection of Promontory Ranch Rd. and Ranch Club Trail. The Summit County Sheriff had established the checkpoint to prevent people from entering into the upper area of the Promontory community during the Rockport 5 fire. The checkpoint consisted of orange cones blocking one lane of the road and a police vehicle with its emergency lights on blocking the other lane. Weiner ignored a deputy’s command to stop and accelerated over the traffic cones. The deputy pursued Weiner with lights and sirens through the closed portion of the Promontory community and ultimately apprehended Weiner at his home in Promontory.
Robert Gordon Belnap, 56, of Plain City, was charged with aggravated assault and reckless driving. On July 25, a motorist reported that Belnap had repeatedly tailgated him for over a mile. When Belnap finally passed the motorist, the motorist made an offensive hand gesture towards Belnap. Belnap then gave the motorist an angry look and pointed what appeared to be a large handgun at the motorist. When police later apprehended Belnap, they found a JT ER2 paintball pistol in his car.
Zachary Daniel Hutchinson, 32, of Salt Lake City, was charged with theft of a motor vehicle. A Summit County Sheriff’s deputy found Hutchinson asleep in the back seat of a car parked in a no-parking zone near the Jeremy Ranch Store. Hutchinson was not the registered owner of the car. When the deputy contacted the registered owner of the car, she told him that she had left the car with Hutchinson to repair and that he did not have permission to be driving or using that car for personal errands.
Jorge Alberto Urias-Garcia, 28, of Park City, pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a class A misdemeanor. Urias-Garcia had been charged with touching a 17-year-old girl inappropriately. The court sentenced Urias-Garcia to serve 60 days in jail and then to be released to the custody of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement where he may face deportation.
Phil B. O’Driscoll, 62, of Morgan, pleaded guilty to attempted kidnapping as a class A misdemeanor. O’Driscoll had been charged with attempting to take his adult daughter from Summit County to Salt Lake County without the permission of her court-appointed guardian. The court sentenced O’Driscoll to a suspended jail term, a $1,000 fine, and 18 months probation.
Sydney Lynn Enloe, 33, of Sandy, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, a class B misdemeanor. Enloe had been found by a Summit County Sheriff’s deputy weaving across the lanes of I-80 in Summit County. After her arrest, she provided a breath sample that registered a .197 blood-alcohol content, more than twice the legal limit. The court sentenced Enloe to serve five days in jail, pay a $1,500 fine, perform 120 hours of community service and to be on probation for 18 months. Enloe must also undergo a substance abuse evaluation and successfully complete any recommended treatment and install an ignition interlock system on any car that she owns.
Timothy Keith Anderberg, 55, of Provo, was sentenced on his 14th lifetime DUI. Anderberg was found driving while intoxicated after he struck a Park City light pole with his Cadillac Escalade and fled the scene. According to a blood sample taken shortly after the accident, Anderberg’s blood alcohol level was .25, more than three times the legal limit. The County Attorney’s Office asked the court to sentence Anderberg to prison because his repeated drunk driving made him a grave risk to the public and because this case was one of three pending felony DUI cases in which he has recently pleaded guilty. The court refused to imprison Anderberg and instead sentenced him to 90 days in jail, a $1,500 fine and 36 months probation.