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Daniel Jobe Justice was a Mormon in Vernal, Utah. Justice allegedly sexually abused the same child for four years. Justice was charged with three counts of Rape of a child in the 1st degree and one count of sodomy in the 1st degree. Justice was found guilty of rape in the 1st degree on 05-14-2024 and was sentenced to five years to life and is currently in the Utah State Correctional Facility. Someone close to the case has told Floodlit that Justice is the nephew of Brad Gale who is also in Floodlit’s database https://floodlit.org/a/a121/.
EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT – VERNAL DISTRICT COURT
UINTAH COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH
STATE OF UTAH vs. DANIEL JOBE JUSTICE
CASE NUMBER 231800736 State Felony
CHARGES
Charge 1 – 76-5-402.1 – RAPE OF A CHILD – 1st Degree Felony
Offense Date: February 01, 2020
Location: Vernal Utah County 84078
Disposition: May 14, 2024 Dismissed w/ Prejudice
Charge 2 – 76-5-402 – RAPE – 1st Degree Felony
Offense Date: March 01, 2022
Location: Vernal Utah County 84078
Disposition: May 14, 2024 Dismissed w/ Prejudice
Charge 3 – 76-5-402 – RAPE – 1st Degree Felony
Offense Date: December 04, 2023
Location: Vernal Utah County 84078
Plea: May 14, 2024 Guilty
Disposition: May 14, 2024 Guilty
Charge 4 – 76-5-403 – FORCIBLE SODOMY – 1st Degree Felony
Offense Date: July 01, 2023
Location: Vernal Utah County 84078
Disposition: May 14, 2024 Dismissed w/ Prejudice
05-14-2024 Charge 1 Disposition is Dismissed w/ Pr
05-14-2024 Charge 2 Disposition is Dismissed w/ Pr
05-14-2024 Charge 3 Disposition is Guilty
05-14-2024 Charge 4 Disposition is Dismissed w/ Pr
SENTENCE PRISON
Based on the defendant’s conviction of RAPE a 1st DegreeFelony, the defendant is sentenced to an indeterminate term of not less than five years and which may be life in the Utah State Prison.
COMMITMENT is to begin immediately.
To the UINTAH County Sheriff: The defendant is remanded to your custody for transportation to the Utah State Prison where the defendant will be confined.
CUSTODY
The defendant is remanded to the custody of the Uintah County Jail.
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1. Vernal Man Arrested On Child Rape Charges
A Vernal man is scheduled to make an initial appearance in court today after his arrest last week on Child Rape charges. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 38-year-old Daniel Jobe Justice was arrested on December 5th on four acts of alleged sexual abuse of the same victim over the course of 4 years. Justice was interviewed by police and admitted to multiple occasions of sexual contact with the victim but denied that it amounted to rape. Justice is being held on no bail and is scheduled to be in court on December 11th.
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