CLEARFIELD, Utah (AP) — Utah police say they won’t be filing any charges against a sandwich-shop worker accused of drugging a police officer’s drink with methamphetamine and THC because they can’t confirm the lemonade was actually contaminated.
Layton Police Lt. Travis Lyman said Tuesday that initial lab tests showed a foreign substance in the drink from Subway, but those results couldn’t be duplicated.
Eighteen-year-old Tanis Ukena was arrested Aug. 8 after a police sergeant reported feeling impaired immediately after Ukena served him a lemonade at a Subway.
Authorities said the officer, whose name was not released, struggled to find the brake pedal of his patrol car at a red light and couldn’t answer questions at the police station.
Ukena’s lawyer has said his client is a good kid who had no reason to target a police officer and didn’t put anything in the drink.
Ukena said he hardly left the house the last two months because he feared for his safety after receiving death threats.
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The 18-year-old spoke Tuesday at his attorney’s office hours after Layton police announced they would not seek charges.
Flanked by his parents, Ukena said he supports law enforcement, but he is disappointed how Layton police handled his case and that they aren’t apologizing.
His mother, Heather Ukena, called the experience a living nightmare. His father, Landy Ukena, says his son’s case shows police must be more cautious and thorough.
Layton Police Lt. Travis Lyman said Tuesday the case was closed after state lab results couldn’t confirm that the officer’s drink had methamphetamine and THC, findings from initial field tests that led police to arrest Tanis Ukena.
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Well the city had a weak case from the very beginning and it just kept going down hill for them. no proof of food tampering could be verified. some you lose and some you win
I don’t care how guilty of a crime someone is. it’s not what you know. It’s what you can prove in a court of law
“I don’t care how guilty of a crime someone is”
This is a shame!
So, was the officer under the influence of meth and THC?
I feel bad for this family. This whole story seemed fishy from the start
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Yep !
He must have just accidentally drank Dumpster’s pill laced soda.
I’m sorry Dot, no offense, I couldn’t help it. I laughed in quietly (LIQ) at this one
i LOL’d at ur “LIQ”. thats a new one to me. u just invent that? ahahha
Don’t worry about it ladybug it’s all good. ♡♡♡♡♡….I don’t have to say anything to RealLowlife I just have to show up and he goes into his personality disorder and it’s free entertainment for me
And you show up WAY too often. Get a job.
You still having anger issues are you ? God bless you my fellow brethren
If you actually had a life and a job to go to you wouldn’t notice how often I come here would you stupid ? get a job ! God Bless you
LOL ! Cya tomorrow Muahahaha
There is not enough time in the day to reply to all of your comments, you pathetic loser.
It was actually my husband that invented it a year ago. I just stole it ( white people always stealing from the Native Americans)
LIQ
I like LIQ …I think it’s cool
God Bless you my fellow brethren. Still having anger issues ?
hahah
hahah ? You’re better get some rest you must be exhausted after having a thought like that.
This kid endured some very hateful expressions back in August, as a result of his arrest. He will have to deal with this stain for the rest of his life, explaining to prospective employers and landlords who do a media search.
Unclear what really happened to this officer, and whether his stop at Subway was even a factor…….
At a minimum, the Layton Police are liable for his false arrest, based on flimsy circumstances back in August…..
I am hoping the SL Tribune publishes an update to the article they published back in August, so the “record” gets corrected.
Blaming the Crime Lab seems almost immature.
Yeah the whole thing from the beginning was waaaaaaaaaay out there
lol, he should write the governor
the cop isn’t telling the whole story
Maybe the officer was under the influence, and tried to put the blame off on someone else to save his own reputation?
You never know. but this whole thing just doesn’t add up
Should have had the officer take a drug test.
Yep. .This whole thing is B.S
Where is he now??? The cop I mean??? Does he still have a job??? They need to do a drug test using the hair that way they can see if this is an isolated incident!!! I personally doubt it, it has bad cop writen all over it!!! And it says the police department is NOT going to apologize??? That’s messed up in so many ways!!! Oh and I totally agree with you OUTSIDER he should be getting another article stating the outcome of the alleged case. There’s so many things this kid can do!!! I just hope his attorney doesn’t screw him in the end!!!