Author: Kevin Thompson

Salt Lake City, UT — Two men were arrested this week in connection with a large drug trafficking organization operating in Utah, law enforcement officials announced. Fabian Covarrubias-Labrador, 36, and Edgar Oliver Aguilar-Galaviz, 19, face charges including possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, a first-degree felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a class B misdemeanor, according to an affidavit released by the Utah County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Task Force had been investigating the trafficking ring, which primarily operated in Salt Lake and Utah counties, since March 2025. The investigation…

PROVO, Utah — Anthony Hamilton Beardall, 49, was charged Tuesday with threat of terrorism, a second-degree felony, and electronic communication harassment, following a series of alarming phone calls to the Missionary Training Center (MTC) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. According to court documents, on April 24, 2024, Beardall repeatedly called the MTC’s information line—making at least ten calls—and threatened to blow up the facility. During one call, Beardall reportedly warned, “You better shut down the [Missionary Training Center], or we’re going to blow your s*** out of the water, baby. Do you understand?” The affidavit further…