Woman arrested for alleged car theft at Bridal Veil Falls
Oct 19, 2024, 7:00 PM
FILE: A Utah County sheriff's vehicle is pictured in Spanish Fork on Monday, March 22, 2021. A 35-year-old woman was arrested early Saturday morning after she allegedly stole a pickup truck at gunpoint at Bridal Veil Falls. (Steve Griffin, Deseret News)
(Steve Griffin, Deseret News)
PROVO — A 35-year-old woman was arrested early Saturday morning after she allegedly stole a pickup truck at gunpoint at Bridal Veil Falls.
According to a news release from the Utah County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were notified of the incident around 2 a.m. The release further states that Heather Leann Murray, 35, of Heber City, approached the truck and allegedly pointed a gun at four individuals inside the vehicle, and told them to get out.
The occupants exited the vehicle and ran to some nearby bushes where they called 911.
When deputies arrived on scene, they ordered Murray out of the vehicle. but she refused. When additional deputies arrived on scene, Murray turned the truck around facing the deputies. After deputies backed away from the vehicle, she drove roughly 100 yards east of the Bridal Veil Falls parking lot, where she stopped on the side of the road.
