CHURCH WELLS, Kane County Kane County Sheriff s Office announced late Tuesday that it has made an arrest for the murder of Matthew Wayne Young, 49, of Church Wells.
Kane County Sheriff s Office detectives, in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Jason Thomas Bates, 38, in Flagstaff, Arizona on Monday. According to a press release, Bates was charged on suspicion of first-degree murder; two counts of first-degree felony discharge of a firearm with serious bodily injury; second-degree felony aggravated assault and third-degree felony possession of a firearm by a restricted person.
Related Story The arrest of Jason Bates was the result of excellent investigative work by Kane County Sheriff s Office Detectives. The information they provided the Deputy U.S. Marshals assigned to our Flagstaff office was key in determining Bates location and his capture without incident, said Arizona U.S. Marshal David P. Gonzales.
Arrest made for alleged murder of southern Utah man
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KANE COUNTY, Utah â A suspect has been arrested after a complex and time-consuming homicide investigation in southern Utah.
Jason Thomas Bates, 38, faces multiple charges in connection with the
First-degree felony murder
Second-degree felony aggravated assault
Third-degree felony possession of a firearm by a restricted person
He was arrested Monday by U.S. Marshals without incident in Flagstaff, Arizona, and is awaiting extradition to Utah.
The sheriff s office said the investigation is still ongoing, and the Unified Police Department and the Utah State Bureau of Investigations are assisting.
An Arizona man is facing several charges for the murder of a Utah man.
Jason Thomas Bates, 38, of Page, Arizona, was arrested for first-degree murder, two counts of felony discharge of a firearm with serious bodily injury, second-degree aggravated assault and third-degree felony possession of a firearm by a restricted person, according to the Kane County Sheriff s Office.
Limited details were released about the murder of 49-year-old Matthew Wayne Young, of Church Well, Utah. The sheriff s office reported last week that EMTs from the Big Water Fire Department were unable to revive Young.
Authorities did not disclose what his cause of death was or where he was found.
CHURCH WELLS, Kane County An Arizona man has been arrested in connection with the death of a man in southern Utah in a case that authorities are now calling a homicide.
Jason Thomas Bates, 38, of Page, Arizona, was charged Tuesday in 6th District Court with murder and two counts of discharging a firearm causing serious injury, both first-degree felonies; aggravated assault, a second-degree felony; and possession of a firearm by a restricted person, a third-degree felony.
Bates is accused of shooting and killing Matthew Wayne Young, 49, on Young s property in Church Wells on April 13. Bates is accused of shooting Young in the back, causing serious injury. A few seconds later, while (Young) was face down on the ground, (Bates) shot (him) at close range in the back of the head, charging documents state.