Spanish Fork man in custody after assaulting mother, barricading himself inside home

(Spanish Fork Police, Fire & EMS/Facebook) (Spanish Fork Police, Fire & EMS/Facebook) SPANISH FORK, Utah — A 42-year-old man was taken into custody...

February 18, 2023
4:26 AM

(Spanish Fork Police, Fire & EMS/Facebook) (Spanish Fork Police, Fire & EMS/Facebook) SPANISH FORK, Utah — A 42-year-old man was taken into custody Friday following an hours-long police and SWAT incident in Spanish Fork. According to a press release from the Spanish Fork Police Department, the incident began Thursday when officers were contacted by Wasatch Mental Health to help with taking someone into custody on a mental health court order. Police said when officers arrived at the residence near 300 North and 200 East, the suspect — identified as a 42-year-old man — would not cooperate or talk to officers or mental health workers.

MADISON SWENSON