TREMONTON, Utah (KUTV) — The suspect in the fatal shooting of two officers was identified through the Weber County Jail roster.
Ryan Michael Bate, 33, was arrested on two counts of aggravated murder, one count of attempted aggravated murder, and one count of assault.
He was booked into jail on Monday morning.
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At approximately 9 p.m. on Sunday, the Box Elder Communication Center received several 911 hangup calls from an address near 700 North and 200 East.
When officers arrived at the scene, they encountered Bate, who was armed with a high-powered rifle.
Bate opened fire at two officers, fatally wounding both.
A Box Elder County sheriff’s deputy, responding to a call for backup, was also shot while inside his vehicle.
Bullets also penetrated the deputy’s K-9.
Both are recovering.
History of Domestic Violence
Bate has a history of domestic violence. He had been charged twice before with domestic violence-related assaults.
He had a protective order filed against him in May 2019. A judge signed the order on June 7, 2019.
The protective order was dismissed on July 16, 2021, with the woman’s attorney saying on the record, “Attorney Davis states that the petitioner actually wants the Protective Order dismissed.”
On August 7, 2021, at 12:08 a.m., police were called to an incident at the same address. Bate was arrested and charged with assault related to domestic violence and disorderly conduct.
He agreed to a plea in abeyance in the case, meaning he pled guilty, but because he complied with all of the terms of the deal, the charges now show up as dismissed.
On May 8, 2024, police were once again called to the home. Bate was charged with aggravated assault, three counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child, and property damage/destruction.
Charging documents state, “Defendant and victim live together with their three children. The parties got in an argument and the Defendant broke a dining room chair. Defendant grabbed the victim by the throat making it difficult to breath and threw her on the couch. There was visible red marks on the victim’s throat. The parties’ three minor children were present in the home during the assault.”
A No Contact Order was put into place on May 13, 2024, in the case as an agreement to bail. The court set bail at $5,000, and Bate was released shortly after.
Then, on May 22, 2024, Bate’s attorney filed an order to amend the “protective order” in the case.
In his argument, he states, “The basis of this motion is that the alleged victim (name redacted) has written a letter to the prosecutor and the victim advocate requesting contact between her and Mr. Bate this would include allowing them to be in the presence of each other and have conversations, phone calls etc.”
Prosecutors filed a motion objecting to the request. They said that they only agreed to bail in the case because of the no contact order, and that otherwise they would have been against Bate being released.
In a June 10, 2024 hearing, Judge Brandon Maynard lifted the no-contact order, but said “the portion stating that the defendant is to have no violence or threat of violence remains in place.”
On July 1, 2024, Bate pleaded not guilty to the charges. Then, on August 26, 2024, prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss the case.
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