BOX ELDER COUNTY — A Tremonton city worker was arrested for allegedly targeting four teen girls by breaking into their vehicles and urinating in them, according to law enforcement.
Daxton Rusty Scoffield, 20, was booked Tuesday into the Box Elder County Jail on suspicion of misdemeanor charges of burglary of a vehicle, stalking, and criminal trespassing upon school property, according to a probable cause statement.
An officer for the Tremonton/Garland Police Department reported that they were aware of several incidents in which a man, later identified as Scoffield, entered the Bear River High School parking lot and broke into multiple vehicles.
According to court documents, Scoffield was “seen on at least two occasions urinating on and then inside of” four vehicles belonging to four teenagers.
On Oct. 1, while working at the school, the officer reported finding Scoffield on school property and looking inside vehicles. The officer was able to approach Scoffield and took him into custody without incident.
Police officers reported that after being read his Miranda Rights, Scoffield admitted to urinating on a vehicle and to going into multiple vehicles.
The arrest affidavit stated, “In reviewing video footage from today’s incident, Daxton is seen looking into 4 different vehicles, 3 of which are his preferred target vehicles, before getting back into his vehicle and attempting to leave. It appears on the video that Daxton is attempting to access the vehicles but finds them locked.”
The police officer reported that Scoffield had no reason to be on school property and admitted to the officer that he should not have been. The affidavit stated that Scoffield works for the city but did not say his position.
According to court records, the 1st District Court of Box Elder County issued four temporary civil stalking injunctions against Scoffield, ordering him not to be near Bear River High School, Bear River Middle School, the victims’ work addresses, or their homes.
Individuals arrested and charged in complaints are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.