SIM GILL, Bar No.

6389
District Attorney for Salt Lake County
NICOLE K. PEARCE, Bar No. 16132
Deputy District Attorney
35 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Telephone: (385) 468-7600

IN THE THIRD DISTRICT COURT, SALT LAKE DEPARTMENT

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SALT LAKE, STATE OF UTAH

THE STATE OF UTAH, Screened by: HOMICIDE UNIT

Assigned to: NICOLE K. PEARCE
Plaintiff,
INFORMATION
vs.

CASHELL KELLY CARR,

DOB: 07/16/1975, BAIL: NO BAIL
UNKNOWN
OTN Warrant/Release: PRETRIAL DETENTION
SO#
Booking# Case No.
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DA Case No. 20019409
Defendant.

The undersigned, Detective M. Valencia with Unified Police Department, in reference to

agency case no. 20-79010, upon a written declaration states on information and belief that the
defendant, CASHELL KELLY CARR, committed the crimes of:

COUNT 1
HOMICIDE BY ASSAULT, 76-5-209 UCA, Third Degree Felony, as follows: That on or about
July 11, 2020 at 1220 E. 3300 S., in Salt Lake County, State of Utah, the defendant, a party to
the offense, under circumstances not amounting to aggravated murder, murder, or manslaughter,
caused the death of another while intentionally or knowingly attempting, with unlawful force or
violence, to do bodily injury to another.
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COUNT 2
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, 76-6-106(2)(c) UCA, Third Degree Felony, as follows: That on or
about July 11, 2020 at 1220 E. 3300 S., in Salt Lake County, State of Utah, the defendant, a party
to the offense, intentionally damaged, defaced, or destroyed the property of another and the
actor's conduct caused or was intended to cause pecuniary loss equal to or in excess of $1,500
but was less than $5,000 in value.

THIS INFORMATION IS BASED ON EVIDENCE OBTAINED FROM THE FOLLOWING

WITNESSES:

M. Valencia, V. Allen, J. Carr, L. Carr, G. Felt, C. Hampton, K. Lichfield, K. Martinez,

L. McDonald, C. Miner, C. Plouzek, J. Richardson, C. Rigby, R. Wells, J. Wells, J. Zabriskie, L.
Marsden.

DECLARATION OF PROBABLE CAUSE:

Your Declarant, Detective M. Valencia with the Unified Police Department, based on
information in report number 20-79010, interviews of witnesses, and investigation by law
enforcement officers, states as follows:

On July 11, 2020, officers responded to Felt Lighting at 1220 E. 3300 S., in Salt Lake
County, regarding a female who had been attacked by another female. Officer Richardson stated
that when he arrived on scene, CASHELL CARR was sitting outside of the store being treated
by Unified Fire Authority. Officers entered the store and found Kathryn Wells lying on the
ground unable to move.

Store employees stated that CARR entered the store pushing a child in a wheelchair and
she appeared to need assistance. When CARR entered the store, she laid on the rug located inside
of the front entrance. One of the employees retrieved a bottle of water for CARR while she was
lying on the ground. Shortly thereafter, CARR got off the ground and began hitting her son, L.C.
(D.O.B. 01/23/2005) who is non ambulatory/nonverbal autistic. She hit the child 2-3 times when
one of the employees asked her to stop hitting him. CARR became angry and threw the water
bottle to the ground and started pushing lamps and store property causing over $2,000.00 in
damages. CARR approached the service counter where an employee and Kathryn Wells were
standing. Ms. Wells did not know CARR. CARR approached Ms. Wells and placed both of her
hands-on Ms. Wells and shoved her with extreme force. Ms. Wells landed approximately 9’ from
where she was standing at the counter. Ms. Wells was unable to move and was taken to
Intermountain Medical Center, where x-rays revealed she had broken her pelvis in three different
places. Ms. Wells health deteriorated significantly due to her injuries. She passed away on July
31, 2020.
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Officer’s spoke to Kathryn when she was at IMC the day of the attack. She stated that she
was at Felt Lighting when a woman entered the store and started causing a disturbance and
pushing things in the store. Two employees told the woman that she could not do that and tried
to escort her out of the store. The woman got away from the employees and ran up to her and
started screaming obscenities in her face. Kathryn stated, “she’s a big husky woman, and then
she takes both of her hands, like she’s gonna shove somebody, and she shoved me with all of her
power. And I just went flying, I mean, my feet were not touching the ground. I did not say a
word to her, not a word, and she shoved me and I landed on the cement, tile floor.”

CASHELL CARR stated to Officer Richardson, “I just feel bad because I kind of lost it
because I haven’t eaten for days” and I’m probably in big trouble because I lost it.” CARR’S
husband, Jeffrey reported that his wife is a bipolar/manic and had recently been hospitalized for
mental health issues.

On August 4, 2020, Dr. L. Marsden, Assistant Medical Examiner with the Utah Office of
the Medical Examiner, performed an autopsy on Kathryn Wells. Dr. Marsden preliminarily
determined Ms. Wells cause of death to be congestive heart failure exacerbation after a physical
assault that resulted in pelvic fractures. Because the blunt force injuries sustained in the physical
assault were the underlying cause of the exacerbation, the manner of death was determined to be
homicide.
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REQUEST FOR PRETRIAL DETENTION:

Pursuant to Utah Code 77-20-1(2) and 77-20-1(6), the State is submitting a Motion for
Pretrial Detention and a Proposed Warrant to detain the Defendant without bail until further
notice. The State’s Motion and Proposed Warrant Request have been filed in conjunction with
this Information.

Pursuant to Utah Code Annotated § 78B-18a-106

(2018) I declare under criminal penalty under the
law of Utah that the foregoing is true and correct.

Signed on the 9th day of November, 2020,

in Salt Lake County, Utah

/s/ M. Valencia
____________________________________
M. Valencia
Declarant

Authorized for presentment and filing

SIM GILL, District Attorney

/s/ Nicole K. Pearce

______________________________
Deputy District Attorney
9th day of November, 2020
SG /NKP / DA Case No. 20019409
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