Pahrump suspect who fled child abuse, gun charges found in Las Vegas after 5 weeks on the run

PAHRUMP — A Pahrump fugitive who had been on the run for more than five weeks after authorities tried to detain him on child abuse and firearms charges was arrested on Oct. 5 in Clark County.

Nye County Sheriff Joe McGill told the Times-Bonanza that detectives received an anonymous tip that the suspect, Chad Utter, was at an address in Las Vegas.

“They responded to that address attempting to make contact and located some people in the back house,” he said. “They advised that Chad was on the property. They made entry into the premises and he was found and taken into custody without incident.”

McGill said Las Vegas Metropolitan Police helped capture Utter.

Last week, Nye County officers surrounded a Pahrump home along the 2000 block of East Ambush Street, in the area of Calvada Boulevard and Dandelion Street, but failed to locate Utter following a tip that he was spotted there.

Bail amount for Utter was set at $15,000.

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