GREEN RIVER, Utah, June 25, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — A man has been charged with multiple felonies after he allegedly kidnapped and assaulted a woman who had a protective order against him.
Justin Edward Jaramillo, 42, also fled Emery County Sheriff deputies at speeds exceeding 100 mph, his charging documents say.
On Thursday, June 22, at about 1:55 a.m., someone reported seeing a man “shoving a female victim into a white Honda Pilot at West Winds Truck Stop, at 1055 E. Main St., Green River,” Jaramillo’s charging documents say.
The officer spotted a vehicle matching the same description at 2490 E. Main.
“I activated my emergency overhead lights to perform a traffic stop,” the affidavit says.
The driver turned around in a gas station and returned to Main Street, “and rapidly accelerated westbound on Main Street. I pursued the vehicle westbound. The vehicle did in excess of 100 mph in a 40 mph zone through Green River.”
“The vehicle then entered I-70 westbound at mile post 160. Speeds were in excess of 113 mph in an 80 mph zone. “
The Honda exited Interstate 70 at mile post 116, then ran a stop sign before returning to I-70.
“The vehicle did several rapid lane changes and weaved in and out of traffic while I pursued,” the reporting deputy wrote. “The vehicle was then spiked and stopped at about mile post 90 westbound I-70. I pursued the vehicle for approximately 80-90 miles.”
Jaramillo was placed in custody.
“When myself and other officers made contact with the victim she was lying in the rear of the vehicle. The victim stated ‘He took me!’ Later the victim stated that Mr. Jaramillo had ‘strangled her’ and that she had lost consciousness. The victim had visible red marks on her neck and throat.”
The woman was taken to the hospital, and in a second interview, said that “Jaramillo had choked her and placed his hand over her mouth and nose. The victim had a protective order against Mr. Jaramillo at the time of arrest. Mr. Jaramillo also had active NCIC warrants for assault and failure to appear.”
Jaramillo was booked in to the Emery County Jail on suspicion of:
- Aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree felony
- Aggravated assault produces loss of consciousness, a second-degree felony
- Failure to respond to officers signaling to stop, a third-degree felony
- Violation of a protective order, a third-degree felony
- Reckless endangerment, a class A misdemeanor
- Reckless driving, a class B misdemeanor
- Operating a vehicle without license or registration, suspended or revoked, a class C misdemeanor
Jaramillo was ordered to be held without bail.
