Santaquin PD: Genola man jailed after attempted murder of police officer

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GENOLA, Utah, Jan. 25, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — A Genola resident was taken into custody Thursday night after police — called in on a report of a non-violent domestic incident — say the 23-year-old man stabbed a responding officer multiple times.

Timothy Olesen was arrested for investigation of alleged:

  • Aggravated murder (attempted), a first-degree felony
  • Two counts of assault on a peace officer with use of deadly weapon, a second-degree felony
  • Manufacture/distribute a controlled substance with false license, a third-degree felony
  • Possession with intent to distribute controlled substance, a third-degree felony
  • Carry a dangerous weapon under influence of alcohol/drugs, a class B misdemeanor
  • Interfering with a peace officer, a class B misdemeanor
  • Possession with intent to distribute controlled substance marijuana/spice, a class B misdemeanor
  • Possession or use of drug paraphernalia, a class B misdemeanor
  • Intoxication, a class C misdemeanor

According to Olesen’s arrest documents, filed by an officer of the Santaquin Police Department, a family member called police to report Olesen “was having a fight with his parents, and that it had not been physical yet.”

Arriving officers were told that Olesen had been angry and aggressive after his father tried to kick him out of the house “because he was tired of Timothy sitting around and smoking weed, not doing anything to help around the house.”

Timothy Olesen, who was living in an apartment above a shop on the property, “came inside the house and started verbally screaming and arguing with him.”

Officers went to the apartment, but Olesen did not answer callouts, his arrest documents say. Another call came to dispatch reporting Olesen had cut himself and was bleeding.

Officers approached the landing to the apartment and were standing on a 3-foot-by-3-foot landing, “when Timothy jumped out of the apartment door holding a blue steak knife with a pointed end, and a sharpened edge on the five-inch blade … and stabbed my assisting officer in the chest approximately three times,” the reporting officer’s statement says.

The stabbing left puncture holes through the officer’s outer uniform, which contained his ballistic vest and an inch-thick trauma plate, “penetrating it approximately one quarter inch, leaving a noticeable cut consistent with the edged knife.”

There was no mention of the officer being cut.

“The officer described the force as being punched by an adult in the chest at least three times and stated he could hear a loud popping sound with each blow.”

As the assault took place, “the officer was stuck between the metal railing and the suspect on the top landing area with no room to move during the stabbing before the officer could create distance between him and Timothy,” charging documents say.

“Timothy ran back into his room, and officers began retreating down the steep staircase to avoid any further assault. Timothy exited his room and stood on the top landing, still armed with the knife before throwing the knife towards officers who were still approximately 3-4 stairs from the bottom of the staircase and were still backing down the staircase.

“When Timothy threw the knife it struck the assisting officer as he was facing Timothy with myself standing just a couple stairs below him on the 3-foot staircase.”

Olesen then re-entered the apartment. Officers left the shop area to await more police.

“While outside the shop, Timothy came outside with a knife, screaming and yelling extremely loud and aggressively at officers. I observed large amounts of blood running down Timothy’s arms and both sides of his neck from presumed self-inflicted lacerations,” the document states.

The 23-year-old continued to wield the knife while loudly screaming at officers “before running back into his apartment and barricading himself inside with the door closed.”

Olesen refused to come out of the apartment as more officers arrived, but after negotiations, he came down the stairs and was taken to Mountain View Hospital for care due his lacerations and blood loss.

He told hospital personnel he had drunk “a large amount of alcohol,” and a warranted blood test determined he also had illegal substances in his body, his arrest document says.

A warrant served on the apartment turned up drug paraphernalia in view and the odor of marijuana. Officers found scales, bags, 5,702 grams of packaged marijuana, and an enclosure with grow lights, ventilation and two harvested marijuana plants.

Post Miranda, Olesen declined to speak with officers. He was ordered held without bail.

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