BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah, March 3, 2019 (Gephardt Daily) — Law enforcement officers in Box Elder County are investigating a homicide that occurred Sunday morning in Bothwell, west of Tremonton.
At about 6:50 a.m., deputies were called to a residence on an unknown problem, according to a news release from Box Elder County Chief Deputy Dale Ward. Utah Highway Patrol and Tremonton Police also responded.
Tremonton officers were the first to arrive, and they found a deceased woman, identified as 53-year-old Maria De Jesus Cervantes.
Cervantes had been stabbed multiple times, the news release states.
A 39-year-old man, who has been identified as Jose Gutierrez-Torres, also was at the scene, and he had a knife wound in his neck.
“Further investigation revealed that Gutierrez-Torres had stabbed Cervantes and then turned the knife on himself,” the news release says.
Gutierrez-Torres was transported to the hospital and stabilized. He was then transferred to another hospital for surgery and was in intensive care Sunday night.
Gutierrez-Torres is in custody and will be transported to the Box Elder County Jail when he is released from the hospital.
Gephardt Daily will follow up on this story as more information becomes available.
