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State of Utah
vs.
Affidavit of Probable Cause
JOSEPH SHARRON MITCHELL
Date of Birth: 11/22/1998
Arrestee
On 03/24/2019 03:37 the defendant was arrested for the offense(s) of:
I believe there is probable cause to charge the defendant with these charges because:
ON MARCH 24, 2019 I WAS SOUTHBOUND ON I-15 NEAR MP 75 IN IRON COUNTY. I OBSERVED A VEHICLE IN
FRONT OF ME THAT APPEARED TO BE TRAVELING AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH RATE OF SPEED AS I ATTEMPTED TO
CATCH UP TO IT FROM BEHIND. I ESTIMATED THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE TO BE IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH IN A
POSTED 80 MPH ZONE. I ACTIVATED MY FRONT MOVING RADAR IN SAME DIRECTION MODE AND HEARD A
STRONG AUDIO TONE PRIOR TO OBSERVING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE ON MY RADAR AT 114 MPH. I LOCKED
THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE ON MY RADAR AT 111 MPH AND VERIFIED MY PATROL SPEED AT 119 MPH AS I WAS
CLOSING FROM BEHIND. I ACTIVATED MY OVERHEAD LIGHTS AND INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP FOR THE OFFENSE
OF SPEEDING (114/80). ON MY INITIAL APPROACH OF THE VEHICLE, I DETECTED THE ODOR OF BURNT
MARIJUANA COMING FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS ASKED BACK TO MY VEHICLE AND I
IDENTIFIED HIM BY NAME, DATE OF BIRTH, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, AND PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION. WHEN I
RAN HIM THROUGH FATPOT, I LEARNED THAT HE HAD A FULL EXTRADITION WARRANT OUT OF WISCONSIN FOR
LARCENY. CEDAR DISPATCH WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THE WARRANT AND EXTRADITION. I ALSO LEARNED THAT
HIS DRIVER LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED. A PROBABLE CAUSE SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE YIELDED TWO BAGS OF
MARIJUANA AND A SCALE WITH PLANT MATERIAL ON IT. THE SCALE AND ONE OF THE BAGS OF MARIJUANA WAS
LOCATED INSIDE OF A BAG THAT THE SUSPECT CLAIMED OWNERSHIP OF. THE SUSPECT WAS PLACED UNDER
ARREST AND TRANSPORTED TO THE IRON COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the State of Utah that the foregoing is true and correct.
/s/ SCOTT ROY MACKELPRANG