Escaped Duchesne County inmate found hiding at a ranch [Video]

SALT LAKE CITY — A man who evaded police for several months was found hiding at a ranch that’s connected to a 1998 double homicide.

Gattlyn Nicholes, 33, was wanted by the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office after he was released from the Duchesne County Jail to attend an inpatient rehabilitation facility on Oct. 1, 2024.

“Before arriving at the rehabilitation facility, (Nicholes) absconded, and currently has eight active no bail warrants for his arrest,” the sheriff’s office said in a press release.

Duchesne County officials receive tip from informant

According to a police affidavit, Duchesne County sheriffs received a tip from an informant on Thursday that Nicholes was hiding in a residence at Pinder Ranch.

The sheriff’s office obtained a warrant to enter the property to arrest Nicholes and traveled to the ranch. The affidavit stated that the informant approached deputies and told them Nicholes was in the living room.

According to the affidavit, deputies knocked on the residence’s front door, …