Southwest
Rodeo star Spencer Wright's 3-year-old son hospitalized after falling into Utah River on toy tractor
The 3-year-old son of rodeo star Spencer Wright and his wife, Kallie, is in critical condition after the boy drove into the Utah River on his toy tractor.
Wright family friend Mindy Clark, who has been posting updates via social media and spoke to KUTV, said the boy’s mother ran inside the family’s Beaver County home for just a moment on Tuesday.
When she came back outside, 3-year-old Levi was nowhere to be found. After a frantic search, he was recovered unconscious in the water about a mile downstream, the family spokesperson told the outlet.
“[Kallie] saw his little tractor overturned and immediately dialed 9-1-1 and jumped into the water to find him,” Clark told the outlet. “We don’t know how long he had been in the water, but he had been carried quite a ways.”
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Spencer Wright, 33, is ranked No. 40 in the world in saddle bronc riding. His 3-year-old son Levi fell into the Utah River on his tractor. (Stacie Scott/The Deseret News via AP)
Although they didn’t disclose the child’s name, the Beaver County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a statement that they received a call about a boy who had fallen into the river off a toy tractor around 6 p.m. that day.
After “life-saving measures were administered on scene,” Levi was transported via ambulance to Beaver Valley Hospital, then airlifted to Primary Children’s Hospital, the office wrote in their Facebook post.
The toddler was able to breathe and maintain his heartbeat on his own on Wednesday, according to an update shared by Clark on Facebook.
“His sweet little brain was without oxygen too long and there is no coming back from that,” Clark said. “We cuddled him all night and feel strongly that his spirit is no longer with us. We can’t be selfish and drag this out for days, he doesn’t deserve that.”
Clark added that the family had plans to “hold him close until his last breath on earth.”
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Spencer Wright competes at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, on March 5, 2014. (Marie D. De Jesus/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
But hours after that post, doctors told the family that there may be hope for the boy, Clark said in another update.
“Our doctor was a little taken aback by her exam as they came in the room to end care. She felt strongly that we needed to give him more time,” the family said. “Now this doesn’t mean that in 12 hours we won’t be right back in the same position with him in my arms preparing for goodbye but it does mean we have time for a miracle…. Don’t give up on my boy just yet.”
Per the latest update on the boy’s condition on May 22, shared on Clark’s page from mother Kallie, Levi is getting an MRI and an EEG to monitor for any brain activity later this week.
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Spencer Wright rides in the World’s Original Indoor Rodeo in Fort Worth, Texas, on Jan. 31, 2014. (Ron T. Ennis/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
“We are unbelievably humbled by the love and prayers we have received, the help in all forms that is flooding our way is surreal. We miss our other babies, Mom hasn’t spent a night away from baby until now but Brae and Steeley are in the best hands!” Kallie said through Clark, referring to their other two children.
The toddler’s father, 33-year-old Spencer Wright, is ranked No. 40 in the world in saddle bronc riding. He and his three brothers made history in 2014 when all four qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Wright ultimately won the championship.
Stetson Wright, Jesse Wright, Ryder Wright, Rusty Wright, Spencer Wright and Cody Wright posed onstage during the “Outside the Barrel” with Flint Rasmussen show during National Finals Rodeo’s Cowboy Christmas in 2019. (Mindy Small/FilmMagic)
The family was the subject of the book “The Last Cowboys” and has been featured on an episode of “60 Minutes.”
Earlier this year, Wright won the Rio Grande Livestock Show and Rodeo in Mercedes, Texas.
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Los Angeles, Ca
Man found guilty of sex trafficking victim along L.A.’s Figueroa Corridor
A former Riverside County man was found guilty of sex trafficking a female victim and forcing her to engage in commercial sex acts along L.A.’s notorious Figueroa Corridor.
Elias Abdul Shabazz, 34, formerly of Perris, was found guilty by a jury following a five-day trial, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Prosecutors said Shabazz had led the victim to believe they were in a romantic relationship before he turned physically and sexually violent. He began demanding that the victim engage in commercial sex acts from May to October of 2021, court documents said.
He carried a handgun with him and, on occasion, was accused of using it to pistol-whip the victim. He also fired the gun at her feet while threatening to kill her, prosecutors said.
At trial, the victim said Shabazz demanded that she meet a daily quota of commercial sex proceeds and that she was terrified of the consequences of not meeting that quota.
She testified that Shabazz compelled her to work in the notorious Figueroa Corridor in South L.A., a dangerous area known for human trafficking and prostitution.
Shabazz had confiscated her identification card, Social Security card and birth certificate. He constantly monitored her cell phone to stop her from communicating with any friends or family.
“He also introduced her to addictive narcotics and controlled every aspect of her life, including when she ate, slept and showered,” prosecutors said.
In May 2025, Shabazz was arrested and has remained in federal custody. His last known address at the time was in Washington, D.C.
On June 26, 2026, Shabazz was found guilty of one count of coercing or enticing interstate transportation for purposes of prostitution.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Oct. 6, where he faces 15 years to life in prison.
“Sex trafficking matters rank among the most tragic cases our office prosecutes,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli. “This defendant will now face many years in a federal prison cell for his sick, disgusting, and disturbing behavior.”
“Elias Shabazz preyed on a vulnerable victim using physical and sexual violence and cruel psychological coercion to compel commercial sex acts for his own profit,” said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “There is no place for this type of conduct in civilized society. We deeply respect the victim’s courage to face her trafficker in court. The Criminal Division will continue to bring these cases and try them.”
Anyone with information about human trafficking can report tips to the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888
Los Angeles, Ca
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Los Angeles, Ca
Woman ambushed, violently attacked by robber in downtown Long Beach
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