RIVERDALE, Utah — Police in Riverdale arrested a man on suspicion of dozens of child sex abuse crimes after asking for the public's help.
Riverdale Police Department obtained a search warrant Thursday afternoon for the residence of the suspect, 53-year-old Bryce Floyd Tyler, in an effort to locate him and search for evidence.
The search warrant was executed with the help of Ogden Metro Swat due to Tyler's prior criminal history, but he was not located. Police later said he fled after seeing them approaching his home.
Police solicited help from the public and Tyler was taken into custody after a traffic stop.
He was booked into the Weber County Jail on 10 counts of rape of a child, 10 counts of sodomy on a child, and 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child. Court documents state that Tyler sexually abused a child over a period of five years, even giving the victim at least $200 after she said she did not like it.
Police said they found a gun in Tyler's home when they served the search warrant, so he also faces a charge of possessing a firearm by a restricted person. He was convicted of multiple child sexual abuse charges in 2007 in California, according to the arrest report, and was convicted of failing to register as a sex offender in Utah in 2019.
Arresting officers said Tyler should be considered a flight risk and a threat to the victim's safety. He was ordered to be held without bail.
