SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 2, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) -- Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd has released comments after a patrolman from his department was arrested for investigation of stalking.
Todd Douglas Goodsell, 40, hired in July of 2019, has been placed on paid administrative leave during the investigation of alleged stalking a current or former cohabitant, a third-degree felony.
The complainant is Goodsell's former girlfriend, who broke off their relationship last autumn, according to court documents filed by an officer of the Sandy City Police Department.
"The arrest of any police officer is a serious matter and is treated as such by our department," Redd said, in part, in the released statement.
"We will respect and closely follow the court proceedings. It is important to remember that an individual allegation does not define our department. Our employees consistently demonstrate professionalism, integrity and a strong commitment to public service."
Allegations
The victim told officers she had been in a long-term, consensual sexual relationship and lived with Goodsell, a Sandy resident, and she ended the relationship in November of 2024.
She said that after she broke up with him, "Goodsell would continuously attempt to contact (her) through various means including text, email, phone calls and several apps."
The woman said she asked Goodsell to stop on Jan. 3 of this year, and again on Jan. 17, court documents say.
Following the first request, the woman said, "Goodsell emailed or texted (her) 52 more times, and Goodsell called or texted (her) using more than 10 different phone numbers including his work number, his personal number, and several numbers believed to be numbers he generated through a VoIP website."
A Voice over Internet Protocol website allows users to make and receive calls over the internet rather than traditional phone lines, converting them to digital data packets, transmitting them over an IP network, and converting them back to analog voice for the recipient.
"Additionally, Goodsell would contact (the woman) on different apps such as Venmo and Instagram, where Goodsell created new profiles after (the woman) blocked him," the court document continues.
Goodsell sent flowers to his former girlfriend's place of employment, she told investigators. She also "began receiving emails from several businesses contacting her in response to inquiries she did not make."
The woman took several steps to prevent Goodsell from contacting her, court documents say, "including moving to a new and undisclosed address, obtaining a new email address, a new phone number, and requesting her employer to apply a filter to prevent receiving communications from Goodsell."
She models as a hobby, the woman said, "and was terrified when Goodsell attempted to add (her) as a contact on Instagram, posing as a photographer."
The woman told police she was concerned that Goodsell's stalking behavior would intensify, and that her life would be in more danger and possibly end."
The officer who wrote the arrest document asked that Goodsell be held without bail.
"According to the Stalking Prevention, Awareness and Resource Center, stalking increases the risk that an intimate partner homicide by three times."
Goodsell was booked on May 23 into the Utah County jail. His file was originally sealed, but later was ordered unsealed. He was ordered held without bail.
