Man arrested after his father is found dead in Logan Canyon

Ashley Fredde, KSL.com

LOGAN, Utah (KSL.com) — A 33-year-old man has been arrested and booked into Cache County Jail for investigation of execution aft his father’s assemblage was recovered successful Logan Canyon connected Friday.

The investigation began Friday erstwhile Cache County sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a assemblage recovered adjacent nan Franklin Snow Basin snowmobile parking lot. When detectives arrived, they discovered “evidence of nan assemblage having been moved aliases placed astatine that location” based connected nan deficiency of blood, victim’s clothing and nary conveyance being present, according to a constabulary booking affidavit.

The unfortunate was identified arsenic Dennis Shaw, a 77-year-old Logan resident.

Upon identifying nan man, detectives learned that Dennis Shaw and his boy — Clayton Shaw — were precocious disputing. Clayton Shaw had been served an eviction announcement successful July by his begetter aliases his father’s trust, according to nan apprehension report.

On July 17, Logan constabulary received a telephone from Dennis Shaw reporting that Clayton Shaw had shown up astatine his location during a intelligence wellness crisis, took his father’s telephone “and threatened him by saying ‘I’m trying to find a measurement to termination you,'” nan affidavit says. On July 24, Dennis Shaw besides made a study pinch Logan constabulary stating that he was a unfortunate of home unit astatine nan hands of his son.

One of Dennis Shaw’s labor informed constabulary that he had been incapable to interaction his leader since 3:53 p.m. connected Thursday, which was different because he was “never without his phone, time aliases night, owed to nan needs of his business,” according to nan affidavit.

Police said nan deficiency of consequence from Dennis Shaw prompted interest among employees, pinch 1 worker telling officers that Clayton Shaw’s intelligence wellness had been declining and that his behaviour was causing interest among his begetter and different employees. The worker told constabulary that Dennis Shaw “discussed nan anticipation that he could effort to harm” him and mentioned an incident wherever Clayton Shaw had threatened Dennis Shaw pinch a hatchet, nan apprehension study says.

Previous constabulary incidents see Clayton Shaw reporting “human remains and dried up tegument connected his property,” which appeared to beryllium character bark to responding officers, and a study from a female successful nan aforesaid flat analyzable who expressed “she was frightened of Clayton and did not cognize what to do” and that “Clayton is known to person paranoia and is known to transportation a firearm,” according to police.

Police were sent connected Friday to watch Dennis Shaw’s location while a hunt warrant was being obtained. At astir 3:10 p.m., constabulary observed Clayton Shaw arriving astatine nan location and knocking connected nan doorway earlier getting backmost into nan car and driving away.

The Cache County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide aft a 77-year-old man was recovered dormant Friday successful Logan Canyon. His boy was arrested Saturday morning. | Addison Stoddard, Utah State University

A postulation extremity was conducted by officers, who located a weapon connected which a reddish spot appearing to beryllium humor was noted adjacent nan handle, nan affidavit says. An inspection of Clayton Shaw’s motortruck revealed respective drops of humor successful nan interior, arsenic good arsenic “what appeared to beryllium a humor fingerprint adjacent nan bumper of nan car,” according to nan apprehension report.

The hunt besides revealed a vessel of Lysol hydrogen peroxide cleaner was recovered quiet successful nan backseat of nan conveyance and appeared to beryllium precocious purchased, constabulary added.

While being interviewed, constabulary opportunity Clayton Shaw stated that he was expected to meet pinch his begetter for immoderate money, but his begetter conscionable dropped disconnected his canine and left. When constabulary explained that his begetter was dead, Clayton Shaw did not inquire really his begetter died aliases for further details, according to nan affidavit. Later, erstwhile asked if he had stabbed his father, Clayton made a denial, constabulary said.

Clayton Shaw was arrested and booked into Cache County Jail for investigation of execution early Saturday.

“This lawsuit is still being investigated, and nary different specifications will beryllium released astatine this time,” a news merchandise from nan Cache County Sheriff’s Office says. “Detectives are asking nan nationalist who whitethorn person immoderate accusation concerning this lawsuit aliases nan unfortunate and suspect, arsenic good arsenic Clayton’s achromatic BMW and nan victim’s achromatic Ford F-150 truck, to interaction detectives.”

Additionally, officials said Dennis Shaw’s assemblage was transported to nan Utah State Medical Examiner’s Office wherever an autopsy will beryllium conducted to find nan nonstop origin of death.

The sheriff’s agency besides said that nan parking batch astatine Franklin Basin is now unfastened aft being closed for nan first investigation.

KSL.com newsman Logan Stefanich contributed to this article.

The Cache County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide aft a 77-year-old man was recovered dormant Friday successful Logan Canyon. His boy was arrested Saturday morning. | Addison Stoddard, Utah State University