CENTERVILLE, Utah — Three juveniles and one man were taken into custody in connection with stolen handguns in Centerville.
Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a fifth suspect in the alleged crime that occurred Sunday night.
Eli Emery Boice/Courtesy of Centerville police
Officers received the report of two stolen handguns from a Centerville home Sunday at about 9 p.m. Police eventually discovered the guns were taken by two teenage males, one of which was the victim’s nephew, according to a press release from Centerville police.
One of the teens led officers to a trail in the foothills above Centerville where one of handguns was hidden under a rock, the release states.
The other gun was traded for drugs to people staying at the Motel 6 in Woods Cross, according to the release.
Centerville officers obtained a search warrant and called Bountiful SWAT to assist in serving the warrant. Once authorities arrived on scene, a containment was set up and officers began attempts to contact the occupants in the room.
One of the suspect’s in the room, Eli Emery Boice, 20, fled the scene.
Nineteen-year-old Gerald Grant and a juvenile female were found in the motel room and taken into custody. The second handgun was recovered in the room,
Gerald Grant/Courtesy of Davis County Jail
the release states.
The two male juveniles and a female juvenile were booked into the Farmington Bay Youth Detention.
Grant, of Florida, was booked into Davis County Jail.
All individuals were charged with possession of a stolen firearm.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Eli Boice is asked to contact Centerville police at 801-292-8441.
Boice, of Kaysville, is described as 6 feet 2 inches tall and 170 pounds. He has green eyes and brown hair.
