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Joseph Dan Adams

Case from Lehi, UT dated Aug 03, 2001

Victim Details

Joseph Dan Adams

Male

White / Caucasian

Lehi

UT

2001-08-03

26

Joseph

Dan Adams

06/20/2026

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Joseph Dan Adams, a 26-year-old White male, was working a special DUI enforcement shift for the Lehi Police Department on the night of August 3, 2001. At approximately 11:00 p.m., he conducted a traffic stop of a suspected drunk driver at 2100 North 1200 West. The driver, later identified as Arturo Javier Scott Welch, failed several field sobriety tests, prompting Adams to attempt an arrest.

As Officer Adams was in the process of handcuffing the suspect, having secured one of his wrists, ...
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  • Sergeant Joseph Dan Adams, Lehi Police Department, Utah
  • Joseph Dan “Joe” Adams (1975-2001) - Find a Grave Memorial
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