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Pontiac parents allegedly starved 2 boys, locked them in their bedroom

The parents of the boys, 9 and 11, and their older brother have been charged with child abuse and torture.
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9 year old weighed 33 pounds and the 11 year old weighed 43 lbs. (At least 30-40 pounds below the average weight for their ages. )

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"Police found out about the boys' alleged torture and child abuse after the parents of the 9-year-old took him on Nov. 17 to Trinity Hospital in Pontiac for a purported medical condition, according to the sheriff's office. There, he suffered cardiac arrest because of his level of malnutrition, according to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office.
He weighed 33 pounds and had injuries on his body, allegedly consistent with child abuse, according to prosecutors.
When police were notified by hospital personnel about the boy, CPR was in progress, according to the sheriff's office. As they arrived at the hospital, he did not have a pulse and had been intubated. He was airlifted to another hospital for treatment and is now in stable condition, according to the sheriff's office."

"Prior to September, the boys had been enrolled in Pontiac schools and were eating at least two meals a day at school, according to the sheriff's office. They were unenrolled from school in September, when Arturo allegedly told school officials the family was moving either back to Mexico or to another state."
 
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9 year old weighed 33 pounds and the 11 year old weighed 43 lbs. (At least 30-40 pounds below the average weight for their ages. )

From the link

"Police found out about the boys' alleged torture and child abuse after the parents of the 9-year-old took him on Nov. 17 to Trinity Hospital in Pontiac for a purported medical condition, according to the sheriff's office. There, he suffered cardiac arrest because of his level of malnutrition, according to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office.
He weighed 33 pounds and had injuries on his body, allegedly consistent with child abuse, according to prosecutors.
When police were notified by hospital personnel about the boy, CPR was in progress, according to the sheriff's office. As they arrived at the hospital, he did not have a pulse and had been intubated. He was airlifted to another hospital for treatment and is now in stable condition, according to the sheriff's office."

"Prior to September, the boys had been enrolled in Pontiac schools and were eating at least two meals a day at school, according to the sheriff's office. They were unenrolled from school in September, when Arturo allegedly told school officials the family was moving either back to Mexico or to another state."
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Neither one of them looks like they missed many meals. I suspect the abused kids weren't hers.
 
Two National Guard shot in DC. One man and one woman in serious condition plus the perp also shot and wounded, currently in custody.

ETA just heard on the news that the two Milpers have died, sadly. May they RIP. This is only about 600 yards from the White House and the day before Thanksgiving too. Thoughts are with the families.



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National Guard shooting 'act of evil,' Trump says; suspect ID'd as Afghan national

Two National Guardsmen were in critical condition after being shot near the White House.
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Two National Guardsmen have been shot in downtown Washington near the White House, according to multiple officials.
The two injured National Guard members are a woman and man. Both are in critical condition, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the situation.
One suspect is in custody, the Metropolitan Police Department said, and the scene has been secured. Multiple law enforcement agencies, including U.S. Marshalls, ATF and the FBI, responded.
A man believed to be suspect in critical condition, the law enforcement official said.
According to a D.C. police official, there was an active shooter incident reported at 2:20 p.m. ET at the entrance to the Farragut West Metro station.
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President Donald Trump has been briefed on the shooting, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.
A White House official confirmed the White House is currently on lockdown. Trump is currently in Florida, where he is spending Thanksgiving at his Mar-a-Lago club.

"The animal that shot the two National Guardsmen, with both being critically wounded, and now in two separate hospitals, is also severely wounded, but regardless, will pay a very steep price," Trump wrote on his social media platform on Wednesday afternoon. "God bless our Great National Guard, and all of our Military and Law Enforcement. These are truly Great People. I, as President of the United States, and everyone associated with the Office of the Presidency, am with you!"
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Members of the National Guard and law enforcement at the scene of a shooting, Nov. 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
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The National Guard was deployed to the nation's capital as part of President Trump's federal takeover of the city in August. According to to the most recent update, there are 2,188 Guard personnel assigned to D.C.
"Please join me in praying for the two National Guardsmen who were just shot moments ago in Washington D.C. [Department of Homeland Security] is working with local law enforcement to gather more information," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
 
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Now named. I'm the country from Afghanistan during Biden admin. Granted asylum by Trump admin.

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National Guard shooting 'act of evil,' Trump says; suspect ID'd as Afghan national

Two National Guardsmen were in critical condition after being shot near the White House.
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The link I posted was updated and now includes this - BBM

Trump did not name the suspect, however multiple law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation identified him to ABC News as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal.
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Lakanwal applied for asylum in 2024 and was granted asylum in April 2025, under the Trump administration, according to three law enforcement sources.
In a post on social media shortly after Trump's remarks, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the "processing of all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals is stopped indefinitely pending further review of security and vetting protocols."
Several sources told ABC News that the FBI is investigating the shooting as a potential act of international terrorism, suggesting authorities are trying to determine if it may have been inspired by an international terrorist organization.
 
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Update on the condition of the two National Guard personnel.

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DC National Guard shooting victim has mortal wound, says father

Following the attack, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that an additional 500 National Guard members would be deployed to D.C.
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Prayers needed.....🙏

DC National Guard Shooting Victim Has Mortal Wound, Says Father
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The father of National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, who was critically wounded in Wednesday's attack in Washington, D.C., said Thursday that his daughter is not expected to survive, The New York Times reported.
“I’m holding her hand right now,” Gary Beckstrom told the newspaper about his 20-year-old daughter, a Specialist in the National Guard. “She has a mortal wound. It’s not going to be a recovery.”
Attorney General Pam Bondi previously spoke about Beckstrom in an interview with Fox News, without naming her, saying: "She volunteered to work on Thanksgiving—working today, as did many other guardsmen and women so that other people could be at home with their families. Yet now their families are in hospital rooms with them, while they are fighting for their lives," she added. "Everyone just pray today for these two soldiers."
Another wounded Guard member, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, is in critical condition, officials said.
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"All we need right now are prayers for my son,” a man at Wolfe's home told the Times.
They are both members of the West Virginia National Guard, which sent hundreds of troops to the nation’s capital as part of President Donald Trump’s crime-fighting mission that included taking control of the local police department. Nearly 2,200 Guard personnel were deployed to Washington for the operation.
U.S. Attorney General of the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro identified the wounded Guard members during a press conference on Thursday, when she confirmed that they had both had surgery and were in critical condition. Both Beckstrom and Wolfe are believed to have been "sworn in" less than 24 hours before they were shot, Pirro said.

Officials have identified Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, as the suspect. The charges he is facing include assault with intent to kill while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.
Authorities said the suspect is among roughly 76,000 Afghans brought to the United States after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as the Taliban seized control. He arrived through Operation Allies Welcome, the program launched in 2021 under former President Joe Biden to relocate Afghans who had assisted U.S. forces during two decades of American involvement in the country.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe told Fox News Digital that the Biden administration justified bringing the suspect to the United States in September 2021 because of his prior work with the U.S. government, including the CIA.
"The Biden Administration justified bringing the alleged shooter to the United States in September 2021 due to his prior work with the U.S. Government, including CIA, as a member of a partner force in Kandahar, which ended shortly following the chaotic evacuation," Ratcliffe said. "This individual - and so many others - should have never been allowed to come here."
Reuters reported Thursday that Lakanwal was granted asylum in April under the Trump administration. The document reviewed by Reuters said Lakanwal applied for asylum in December 2024 and was approved on April 23 of this year, roughly three months after Trump took office.

Bondi said Thursday on Fox News said she could seek the death penalty against the suspect.
“Just pray, everyone pray today for these two soldiers, these two Guardsman and woman,” Bondi told the network. “But if something happens, I will tell you right now, I will tell you early, we will do everything in our power to seek the death penalty against that monster who should not have been in our country.”
Updates: 11/27/25, 1:44 p.m. ET: This article was updated with new information and remarks.
Updates: 11/27/25, 3:37 p.m. ET: This article was updated with new information and remarks.
 
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Some people should just never be parents.

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'Extremely selfish' dad charged with taking young kids on dangerous hike that ended in a rescue

A South Jordan father who was rescued along with his three young children in a winter storm in Big Cottonwood Canyon is now facing child torture and abuse charges.
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‘Extremely selfish’ dad charged with taking young kids on dangerous hike that ended in a rescue​

Nov 26, 2025, 10:32 AM | Updated: 6:44 pm
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BY PAT REAVY, KSL.COM

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SOUTH JORDAN — A father who was rescued along with his three young children from Big Cottonwood Canyon in October after they were caught in a winter storm while hiking is now facing felony charges for taking his children on that hike.
Micah Smith, 32, of South Jordan, was charged Wednesday in 3rd District Court with three counts of child torture and three counts of aggravated child abuse, all first-degree felonies.
“What seemed like an innocent hike with his three children quickly turned into a nightmare when the defendant chose to summit a mountain over the safety of the kids. The defendant refused to turn around when their mom told him to turn around and get the children home,” charging documents state. “During the 24-hour ordeal, the victims expressed that they were cold, tired and wanted to go home. The defendant, who is supposed to be the protector of his children, was ill-prepared and extremely selfish.”


On Oct. 11, Smith and his sons, ages 4 and 2, and his 8-year-old daughter set off to hike to the summit of Twin Peaks but were caught in a storm.
Salt Lake County sheriff’s deputies located the family the next day after they were reported missing. Smith was in fair condition, two of the children were in critical condition and the third child was stable, the sheriff’s office said.
When search and rescue crews found Smith, they “noted that Smith was behaving oddly and did not appear to be concerned about the children. Smith also told search and rescue team members that one of his children was dead,” according to the charges.
The 4-year-old boy “was mostly exposed, unconscious and ‘appeared lifeless,'” and had no pulse when he was found, the charges state. While being transported to a local hospital, the boy received about 25 minutes of CPR. At the hospital, he “suffered a stroke, which required a portion of his skull to be removed and an external ventricular drain to be placed.”
Smith’s daughter told investigators that when storm clouds started rolling in that day, she tried to convince her father to go home, but he refused.
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing,” he allegedly told her.
“(The girl) said she again expressed to Smith that they ‘should really go’ and said that ‘she was getting scared.'” But her father told her, “‘You shall not pass,’ and then the storm came in ‘really quickly’ and described that it was ‘snowing, hailing and raining.’ She said she was ‘worried about not living,’ but Smith told her that they were OK,” according to the charging documents.
At one point during the night, Smith taught his daughter how to give CPR to her brother, the charges say.


The other boy fell and hit his head while they were hiking down the mountain and became “unconscious, unresponsive, and not breathing” during the night, Smith told investigators.
When questioned, Smith “admitted that he did not check the trail reports or the weather prior to heading out for the hike,” according to the court documents. He also said “he considered turning around due to the weather when they were close to the peak, but wanted to finish the hike before turning around.”
Smith says he sent photos of the sky to his wife as the storm developed and she also “suggested they start hiking down the mountain,” the charges state.
A search of Smith’s phone revealed a video in which one child is heard asking, “‘Are we going to freeze to death, Daddy?’ Smith responded that they ‘are almost to the top.’ In another video, Smith told the children that the path they would take was ‘not the normal one and they are taking the path less traveled,’ and then explained that the ‘path will be hard and ‘is not easy,'” according to the charges.
Investigators also noted that the hike is “rated hard and not recommended for beginner hikers or children” and that only two deputies felt confident hiking to the rescue location.
Prosecutors say Smith’s “behavior is clearly spiraling.” They noted an interaction with Cottonwood Heights police about a month earlier in which he “expressed suicidal ideations.” And on Nov. 10, he had to be removed from Primary Children’s Hospital for interfering with his son’s care and tampering with the equipment, the charges allege.
He was also arrested for investigation of domestic violence shortly after the incident.



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Tresir said:
Some people should just never be parents.

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'Extremely selfish' dad charged with taking young kids on dangerous hike that ended in a rescue

A South Jordan father who was rescued along with his three young children in a winter storm in Big Cottonwood Canyon is now facing child torture and abuse charges.
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‘Extremely selfish’ dad charged with taking young kids on dangerous hike that ended in a rescue​

Nov 26, 2025, 10:32 AM | Updated: 6:44 pm
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BY PAT REAVY, KSL.COM

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SOUTH JORDAN — A father who was rescued along with his three young children from Big Cottonwood Canyon in October after they were caught in a winter storm while hiking is now facing felony charges for taking his children on that hike.
Micah Smith, 32, of South Jordan, was charged Wednesday in 3rd District Court with three counts of child torture and three counts of aggravated child abuse, all first-degree felonies.
“What seemed like an innocent hike with his three children quickly turned into a nightmare when the defendant chose to summit a mountain over the safety of the kids. The defendant refused to turn around when their mom told him to turn around and get the children home,” charging documents state. “During the 24-hour ordeal, the victims expressed that they were cold, tired and wanted to go home. The defendant, who is supposed to be the protector of his children, was ill-prepared and extremely selfish.”


On Oct. 11, Smith and his sons, ages 4 and 2, and his 8-year-old daughter set off to hike to the summit of Twin Peaks but were caught in a storm.
Salt Lake County sheriff’s deputies located the family the next day after they were reported missing. Smith was in fair condition, two of the children were in critical condition and the third child was stable, the sheriff’s office said.
When search and rescue crews found Smith, they “noted that Smith was behaving oddly and did not appear to be concerned about the children. Smith also told search and rescue team members that one of his children was dead,” according to the charges.
The 4-year-old boy “was mostly exposed, unconscious and ‘appeared lifeless,'” and had no pulse when he was found, the charges state. While being transported to a local hospital, the boy received about 25 minutes of CPR. At the hospital, he “suffered a stroke, which required a portion of his skull to be removed and an external ventricular drain to be placed.”
Smith’s daughter told investigators that when storm clouds started rolling in that day, she tried to convince her father to go home, but he refused.
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing,” he allegedly told her.
“(The girl) said she again expressed to Smith that they ‘should really go’ and said that ‘she was getting scared.'” But her father told her, “‘You shall not pass,’ and then the storm came in ‘really quickly’ and described that it was ‘snowing, hailing and raining.’ She said she was ‘worried about not living,’ but Smith told her that they were OK,” according to the charging documents.
At one point during the night, Smith taught his daughter how to give CPR to her brother, the charges say.


The other boy fell and hit his head while they were hiking down the mountain and became “unconscious, unresponsive, and not breathing” during the night, Smith told investigators.
When questioned, Smith “admitted that he did not check the trail reports or the weather prior to heading out for the hike,” according to the court documents. He also said “he considered turning around due to the weather when they were close to the peak, but wanted to finish the hike before turning around.”
Smith says he sent photos of the sky to his wife as the storm developed and she also “suggested they start hiking down the mountain,” the charges state.
A search of Smith’s phone revealed a video in which one child is heard asking, “‘Are we going to freeze to death, Daddy?’ Smith responded that they ‘are almost to the top.’ In another video, Smith told the children that the path they would take was ‘not the normal one and they are taking the path less traveled,’ and then explained that the ‘path will be hard and ‘is not easy,'” according to the charges.
Investigators also noted that the hike is “rated hard and not recommended for beginner hikers or children” and that only two deputies felt confident hiking to the rescue location.
Prosecutors say Smith’s “behavior is clearly spiraling.” They noted an interaction with Cottonwood Heights police about a month earlier in which he “expressed suicidal ideations.” And on Nov. 10, he had to be removed from Primary Children’s Hospital for interfering with his son’s care and tampering with the equipment, the charges allege.
He was also arrested for investigation of domestic violence shortly after the incident.



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OMG! 2 years old? 4 years old? And 8 years old? She was the adult in the group because dad sure was not. Deputies were not even willing to go get them, just TWO who would try it. Two toddler boys and an 8 year old girl??

Gee dad. thanks so much, what a wonderful once in a lifetime memory. SMFH.
 
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Prosecutors say they'll ask US Supreme Court to restore conviction in Etan Patz missing child case

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City prosecutors say they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to restore a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz after
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Prosecutors say they'll ask US Supreme Court to restore conviction in Etan Patz missing child case​

New York City prosecutors say they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to restore a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz after an appeals court overturned the verdict in July.

The Manhattan district attorney’s made the disclosure in a court filing Sunday asking the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to hold off on enforcing its decision in the case of Pedro Hernandez. The former convenience store clerk became a suspect over 30 years after the first grader vanished.

The ruling presents “substantial legal questions,” prosecutor Stephen Kress wrote. The district attorney’s office has now “committed to seek Supreme Court review,” he said.

In overturning the conviction, a three-judge 2nd Circuit panel ordered Hernandez freed unless he is retried “within a reasonable period.”

Kress asked that the appeals court wait until the Supreme Court’s filing deadline of Oct. 20 before sending the case back to a lower-level federal judge to set a retrial date. That could be put on hold indefinitely if the high court agrees to weigh in on the case.

The 2nd Circuit previously granted prosecutors a 30-day extension that was to expire Sunday. It hasn't ruled on the new request.

Hernandez opposes the prosecution’s request for more time.
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After 46 years, a family thought they had closure in the disappearance of their 6-year-old. Now, they’ll face another trial​

On Tuesday, Manhattan prosecutors said they will put a man on trial for a third time after his conviction in the missing child case was overturned in July.

“After thorough review, the district attorney has determined that the available, admissible evidence supports prosecuting (the) defendant on the charges of murder in the second degree and kidnapping in the first degree,” Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Sarah Marquez wrote in a letter to a New York State Supreme Court justice.


A conference in the case against Pedro Hernandez, 64, who was convicted during his second trial in 2017 of murdering and kidnapping Etan, was scheduled for Monday. He worked at a bodega near Etan’s home when the boy disappeared.

A federal appeals court in July overturned his conviction, ruling that a trial judge was “clearly wrong” in a response to a 2017 jury question about Hernandez’s confessions, Associated Press reported.

“We are deeply disappointed in the decision … to retry Pedro Hernandez for a third time,” said defense attorney Harvey Fishbein in a statement, adding his client “is innocent of the charges.”


“But if this 46-year-old case is actually retried, we will be ready,” he said.

Etan’s parents, who moved to Honolulu in 2019, declined to comment to CNN.

“People would love to see the family finally get – I don’t think closure – but some sense of resolution,” Lisa R. Cohen, the author of “After Etan: The Missing Child Case that Held America Captive,” told CNN.

“And I think they thought they got that in 2017 and now it’s back.”


Under federal court rulings, AP reported, jury selection for Hernandez’s retrial must begin by June 1, or he must be released from prison.

“There’s not like this incredible resolution,” Cohen said. “Certainly not now, because they’re now going to start a whole ‘nother era of this case.”
 
SheWhoMustNotBeNamed said:

After 46 years, a family thought they had closure in the disappearance of their 6-year-old. Now, they’ll face another trial​

On Tuesday, Manhattan prosecutors said they will put a man on trial for a third time after his conviction in the missing child case was overturned in July.

“After thorough review, the district attorney has determined that the available, admissible evidence supports prosecuting (the) defendant on the charges of murder in the second degree and kidnapping in the first degree,” Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Sarah Marquez wrote in a letter to a New York State Supreme Court justice.


A conference in the case against Pedro Hernandez, 64, who was convicted during his second trial in 2017 of murdering and kidnapping Etan, was scheduled for Monday. He worked at a bodega near Etan’s home when the boy disappeared.

A federal appeals court in July overturned his conviction, ruling that a trial judge was “clearly wrong” in a response to a 2017 jury question about Hernandez’s confessions, Associated Press reported.

“We are deeply disappointed in the decision … to retry Pedro Hernandez for a third time,” said defense attorney Harvey Fishbein in a statement, adding his client “is innocent of the charges.”


“But if this 46-year-old case is actually retried, we will be ready,” he said.

Etan’s parents, who moved to Honolulu in 2019, declined to comment to CNN.

“People would love to see the family finally get – I don’t think closure – but some sense of resolution,” Lisa R. Cohen, the author of “After Etan: The Missing Child Case that Held America Captive,” told CNN.

“And I think they thought they got that in 2017 and now it’s back.”


Under federal court rulings, AP reported, jury selection for Hernandez’s retrial must begin by June 1, or he must be released from prison.

“There’s not like this incredible resolution,” Cohen said. “Certainly not now, because they’re now going to start a whole ‘nother era of this case.”
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Very tricky case. Sadly, they will never find his body.
 
Tresir said:
Some people should just never be parents.

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'Extremely selfish' dad charged with taking young kids on dangerous hike that ended in a rescue

A South Jordan father who was rescued along with his three young children in a winter storm in Big Cottonwood Canyon is now facing child torture and abuse charges.
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‘Extremely selfish’ dad charged with taking young kids on dangerous hike that ended in a rescue​

Nov 26, 2025, 10:32 AM | Updated: 6:44 pm
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BY PAT REAVY, KSL.COM

KSLTV.com
SOUTH JORDAN — A father who was rescued along with his three young children from Big Cottonwood Canyon in October after they were caught in a winter storm while hiking is now facing felony charges for taking his children on that hike.
Micah Smith, 32, of South Jordan, was charged Wednesday in 3rd District Court with three counts of child torture and three counts of aggravated child abuse, all first-degree felonies.
“What seemed like an innocent hike with his three children quickly turned into a nightmare when the defendant chose to summit a mountain over the safety of the kids. The defendant refused to turn around when their mom told him to turn around and get the children home,” charging documents state. “During the 24-hour ordeal, the victims expressed that they were cold, tired and wanted to go home. The defendant, who is supposed to be the protector of his children, was ill-prepared and extremely selfish.”


On Oct. 11, Smith and his sons, ages 4 and 2, and his 8-year-old daughter set off to hike to the summit of Twin Peaks but were caught in a storm.
Salt Lake County sheriff’s deputies located the family the next day after they were reported missing. Smith was in fair condition, two of the children were in critical condition and the third child was stable, the sheriff’s office said.
When search and rescue crews found Smith, they “noted that Smith was behaving oddly and did not appear to be concerned about the children. Smith also told search and rescue team members that one of his children was dead,” according to the charges.
The 4-year-old boy “was mostly exposed, unconscious and ‘appeared lifeless,'” and had no pulse when he was found, the charges state. While being transported to a local hospital, the boy received about 25 minutes of CPR. At the hospital, he “suffered a stroke, which required a portion of his skull to be removed and an external ventricular drain to be placed.”
Smith’s daughter told investigators that when storm clouds started rolling in that day, she tried to convince her father to go home, but he refused.
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing,” he allegedly told her.
“(The girl) said she again expressed to Smith that they ‘should really go’ and said that ‘she was getting scared.'” But her father told her, “‘You shall not pass,’ and then the storm came in ‘really quickly’ and described that it was ‘snowing, hailing and raining.’ She said she was ‘worried about not living,’ but Smith told her that they were OK,” according to the charging documents.
At one point during the night, Smith taught his daughter how to give CPR to her brother, the charges say.


The other boy fell and hit his head while they were hiking down the mountain and became “unconscious, unresponsive, and not breathing” during the night, Smith told investigators.
When questioned, Smith “admitted that he did not check the trail reports or the weather prior to heading out for the hike,” according to the court documents. He also said “he considered turning around due to the weather when they were close to the peak, but wanted to finish the hike before turning around.”
Smith says he sent photos of the sky to his wife as the storm developed and she also “suggested they start hiking down the mountain,” the charges state.
A search of Smith’s phone revealed a video in which one child is heard asking, “‘Are we going to freeze to death, Daddy?’ Smith responded that they ‘are almost to the top.’ In another video, Smith told the children that the path they would take was ‘not the normal one and they are taking the path less traveled,’ and then explained that the ‘path will be hard and ‘is not easy,'” according to the charges.
Investigators also noted that the hike is “rated hard and not recommended for beginner hikers or children” and that only two deputies felt confident hiking to the rescue location.
Prosecutors say Smith’s “behavior is clearly spiraling.” They noted an interaction with Cottonwood Heights police about a month earlier in which he “expressed suicidal ideations.” And on Nov. 10, he had to be removed from Primary Children’s Hospital for interfering with his son’s care and tampering with the equipment, the charges allege.
He was also arrested for investigation of domestic violence shortly after the incident.



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Just...WTH?! Kids that young. Unbelievable!!!
 
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