WHITE CITY, Utah - Officers trying to catch one wanted felon ended up making six arrests in an alleged check fraud operation near Sandy.
Unified Police Lt. Lex Bell said officers got a tip about a federal fugitive at a home near 1100 E. and Sego Lily Dr. overnight; they were looking for Delbert Auger who has a history of violence.
Officers arrested the first two people when they pulled over a stolen car that left the home, neither were Auger.
Authorities eventually found Auger hiding in a shed at the home on Sego Lily Dr. and arrested him.
Unified officers said they found a check forgery system when they searched the shed and then searched the home and made a total of six arrests.
Arrestees:
- Delbert Auger (federal fugitive)
- James Mortensen
- Heather Denham
- Karen Oreilly
- Donald Stockstill
- Kenny Shaw