Police Say Utah Father Lured Sex Offender Outside Before Stabbing

The call that sent Wellington police racing to a neighborhood porch came in just after sunrise — a report of a man standing outside, drenched in blood.

According to the New York Post, by the time officers and paramedics arrived, they found a stabbing victim barely able to speak, suffering from 17 wounds across his body.

What unfolded next, investigators say, was a violent chain of events driven by a father who believed the victim had targeted his young daughter with inappropriate comments.

Authorities arrested 32-year-old 👤Thad James Gurule and booked him into the Carbon County Jail on attempted murder charges.

According to local reports, the victim told police he didn’t know his attacker by name. He had only encountered him once at a post office a few days earlier.

Detectives soon learned that the crucial link between the two men came after Gurule searched the man’s name online. That search, police said, revealed the individual was a registered ⚠️Sex offender — information that appears to have fueled what investigators now describe as a deliberate assault.

According to investigators, Gurule went to the victim’s apartment and coaxed him outside, telling him they could take a walk to get food. The victim stepped out. Moments later, police say, the attack began.