After the Davis County attorney’s office declined to file charges on theft allegations brought by Kaysville Councilman Dave Adams, prosecutors began investigating Adams for allegedly extorting the accused trailer thief, according to a recently unsealed affidavit for a search warrant.
Richardson reopened the theft investigation as a favor to Adams, who was reportedly unhappy with the outcome of the original probe, according to the affidavit. Adams also may have tried to used his relationship with the sheriff to leverage a “payoff” regarding the trailer, the affidavit says.
The case also has touched the Utah attorney general’s office, where Attorney General Sean Reyes or one of his staffers may turn out to be a witness, according to the affidavit.