By Travis Uresk
2/18/25
| Duchesne County | February 18th, 2025 |
On January 23rd, 2025, Cpl. Nichols took a report of a theft at the Myton Family Dollar. The employee stated that on 1/18/25, a male came into the store and was observed placing a $5 USB cable into his pocket.
The male walked up to the front counter with nothing to purchase but wanted to put money on his cash app. The male presented a 50-dollar bill to the clerk and left the store. Later, the clerk found that she had a counterfeit 50-dollar bill.
Cpl. Nichols retrieved video from the store and posted a picture of the suspect. The suspect was also said to have driven there in a black BMW.
Cpl. Nichols and Cpl. Cox recognized the male in the photo as 44-year-old Tyson Devon Grant, and they knew him to drive a black BMW.
Vernal City is also currently working on 3 cases in which they have identified Tyson Grant as their suspect in using false/forged money in the form of 50-dollar bills.
On February 18th, 2024, Cpl. Cox saw a vehicle traveling East on US-40 from Duchesne City with the rear registration lamp not working. While the deputy was behind the vehicle, it pulled to the side of the road before he could activate his emergency lights.
The deputy activated his emergency lights and initiated a traffic stop at MP 89 US-40.
Cpl. Cox approached the vehicle and recognized the driver as Tyson Grant. He requested his driver's license and proof of insurance. The deputy knew that Tyson was currently a suspect in a sheriff's office case for passing counterfeit forged 50-dollar bills and was a suspect in Vernal for the same crime.
Based on the active fraud/forgery case, the officers had Tyson exit his vehicle. Tyson was told he wasn't under arrest and asked about the Myton Family Dollar Store, where he stole a USB cord and used false money. The deputy also showed Tyson the photo taken from the store, which confirmed who he was.
Tyson admitted to being at the store that day but claimed to have purchased the cord, which confirmed that he did not. He was also asked about the counterfeit money he used to pay for the cash app, but he denied using false money.
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Cpl. Cox interviewed Tyson about the case, and based on his investigation and his extensive criminal history of fraud and forgery, he was placed under arrest.
Before arresting Tyson, he contacted his mother, who said she deals with all the insurance and sent him an insurance card. The card showed different vehicles, which did not include the vehicle Tyson was driving. Due to this, Tyson's vehicle was impounded.
An inventory of Tyson's vehicle was conducted for the impound, and when Cpl. Cox opened the driver's door and saw a black bag under the driver's seat. Inside the bag was a white glass pipe with a white crystal substance consistent with meth, a candy container with hypodermic syringe needles, and a baggy with a white crystal substance.
17 blue Fentanyl pills were located, and in the center console was a glass bong pipe with several small empty baggies and a scale.
Tyson's wallet, which contained two 50-dollar bills, was on the dashboard. When the deputy picked them up, the bills were obviously forged.
In the passenger seat, Tyson had a backpack. Inside the backpack were several checks that did not belong to him but were written out to him for more than $1800. The officers also located a printed birth certificate, social security card, and driver's license, as well as a laminated card with this person's identity and a photo of Tyson.
The deputies also located other people's mail from the Uintah Basin area, including forged 50- and 20-dollar bills, two full checkbooks from another victim, and a financial transaction card from another victim.
In the trunk was a blue backpack, and inside were 32 pieces of mail to victims from around the basin. Several open pieces of mail were all bank or credit card companies to multiple different people.
Cpl. Cox asked Tyson why he had all that mail, and he said he didn't know. He then stated that a girl left it in there but refused to provide her name.
Tyson was then transported and booked into the Duchesne County Jail.
Tyson D Grant may post bail in the amount of $20,000.00.
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