LOGAN — A 32-year-old Richmond man is in jail after driving to a Logan park to allegedly try and meetup for sex with an undercover officer who was posing as teenage girl online, according to law enforcement. Timothy Kenneth Moore was booked Monday into the Cache County Jail after showing up at a Logan park and finding police waiting to arrest him.
According to a probable cause statement, Moore began messaging a Logan City Police officer in July. The officer was posing as a 13-year-old girl online.
Originally, Moore said he was interested in socializing, and offered to pick up the supposed girl to drive around and smoke. He later began making sexual inferences, describing various acts he wanted to engage in, and requesting naked photos from the undercover officer.
On several occasions, Moore allegedly made plans to meet in person but never showed up at the locations. He later sent messages, apologizing, and offering to make it up to the supposed girl, jail records described.
Moore sent another message to the undercover officer Monday, saying he was free to hang out. He offered to purchase a pizza and meet the undercover officer around noon at a park in Logan, police reported.
Officers later observed Moore at a local restaurant, buying a pizza, and driving to the designated location, where he was taken into custody without incident. Inside the vehicle, police located the phone allegedly used to message the undercover officer, the arrest affidavit detailed.
During questioning at the police department, Moore reportedly told officers he was just going to eat pizza at the park and had no other intentions. As the interrogation continued, he allegedly became physically and verbally combative, and had to be restrained by police.
According to jail records, Moore was booked on suspicion of attempted rape of a child and attempted sodomy on a child, a first-degree felony; and two counts of enticing a minor, a second-degree felony. He has also been charged with aggravated assault and destruction of property.
Court records show, Moore was convicted of attempted burglary, unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor, and theft in 2011. He was sentenced to serve 45 days in jail, followed by 12 months probation.
Individuals arrested and charged in complaints are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.