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14-048
Cameron Noel
Sgt. Rob Bench
8/19/14
Utah Code:
53-6-21l(l)(d)
Synopsis:
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Beaver County Sheriff Cameron Noel contacted POST Director, J. Scott Stephenson and
allegations of assault had been made against tum.
reported
On June 10, 2014, Director S eQhenson instructed POST Investigations to investigate the
allegations made against SheriffNoel.
It was alleged Sheriff Noel had choked an individual who was handcuffed and seated in a patrol
car.
POST's investigation disclosed that on May 14, 2014, according to SheriffNoel, he responded to
the Country Inn motel, located at 1450 N. 00 W. , Beaver Utah, for what was reported to be an
accidental
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Cameron Noel
back of the neck and the ann, taking away from Deputy . . and pushing into
the front passenger seat of patrol car. was seated in the front seat, with his feet
outside the vehicle. Sheriff Noel leaned in the car to buckle seatbelt. According to
Sheriff Noel, was resisting and was not
with his directions. According to
. ., Deputy . ., '
and
Sheriff Noel was yelling at
' telling him to get his feet in the car.
claims he was not able to put his feet in the
car because his pant leg was caught on the bottom corner of the door.
Sheriff Noel claims while he was
to fasten the seatbelt on ' Noel was pushing
with his left forearm across
face and was resisting. Sheriff Noel
and kept pushing back against the
explained tried to head butt him, bit him on t e
seatbelt. Sheriff Noe hen put both o his hands on
nee and pushed him back into the
seat. Sheriff Noel hen remeved his right hand
neck to
to buckle the
seatbelt while continued to resist. Sher'ffNoel put both hands back-on
neck and
was trying to control
DeRuty . .
pushed him against the seat. While Sheriff
reached in t e driver side door of the car anti buckled seatbelt. When the seatbelt was
buckled, SHeriff Noel released ;puf his feet in the car and Sheriff Noel cl sed the
door.
Date
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Director
GARY R. HERBERT
Governor
SPENCER J. COX
Lieutenant Governor
NOTICE OF
POST CERTIFICATION INVESTIGATION
R728-409-5 (1)
July 18, 2014
Cameron M. Noel
Cameron M. Noel
RE: POST Investigations Case # 14-048
This notice is to inform you that you have become the focus of a Peace Officer Stand ....rds &
Training (POST) Certification Investigation, pursuant to Utah Code Ann. 53-6-21 .
A . G.
Acosta, POST Investigations Bureau Chief has directed this case be opened an ac iv ly
investigated. You are being investigated for the following allegations: Assault.
Please contact Sgt. Rob Bench at (801) 256-2328
for an interview.
to
Respectfully,
Lieutenant AI Acosta
Investigations Bureau Chief
410 West 9800 South
Sandy, UT 84070
Address: 410 West 'l800 South, Sandy UT. 840 70 Te lepho ne: (8 0 l) 256-23 00 Fax: (80 l) 256 -0600
ue
State of Utah
Department of Public Safety
Keith D. Squires
Commissioner
GARY HERBERT
Governor
J. Scott Stephenson
Director
November 4, 2014
eanteron Noel
RE:
Sincerely,