Oregon
Utahn charged with murdering Heber City girlfriend found dead in Oregon
Michael Grant Asman, who was needed in reference to the capturing loss of life of his girlfriend, has been discovered lifeless in Oregon. (Wasatch County Sheriff’s Workplace)
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HEBER CITY — A Utah man charged with capturing killing his girlfriend in Heber Metropolis has been discovered lifeless in Oregon.
The physique of Michael Grant Asman, 35, was present in Wallowa State Park close to Joseph, Oregon, Monday afternoon, Heber Metropolis police introduced Tuesday. Detective Joshua Weishar stated primarily based on preliminary data, investigators consider Asman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the pinnacle and had been deceased for about two weeks earlier than his physique was found. An post-mortem was scheduled for Wednesday.
His pickup truck was discovered by a U.S. Forest Service ranger about 12:45 p.m. Monday. As a result of Asman’s automobile was entered into nationwide police database, the ranger realized that the pickup truck was needed in reference to the Utah killing after operating the license plate. The ranger then contacted the native sheriff’s workplace. Asman’s physique was found about 45 minutes later roughly 100 yards away from his automobile.
Weishar stated his division despatched officers to Oregon on Monday after Asman’s physique was found. Data on whether or not his physique and his truck had been present in a secluded space weren’t instantly out there. However Weishar famous that it was in a forest space exterior of a small city.
Asman has been on the run for a month since his girlfriend, Julie Ann Burns, 35, was discovered shot to loss of life inside her Heber Metropolis residence on July 14. He was charged in 4th District Court docket with homicide, a first-degree felony, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Asman is believed to have shot Burns within the head whereas her two kids had been in the home, after which led them out of the home whereas they lined their eyes, in accordance with police. He known as his sister to select up the youngsters. However as a result of she believed her brother was appearing “bizarre,” the sister known as police and had officers carry out a welfare verify on Burns. When officers went to the home, nobody answered.
The subsequent day, a co-worker of Burns went to her home when she didn’t present up for work, and “opened the door and observed what she believed to be blood on the kitchen flooring,” in accordance with charging paperwork.
Police had been known as again to the house to conduct a second welfare verify. However this time, figuring out that somebody is likely to be injured, officers had possible trigger to enter the residence, the costs state. They discovered Burns’ physique on the kitchen flooring with a gunshot wound to her head.
Surveillance images from a Maverik retailer in Heber Metropolis, 435 N. Fundamental, confirmed him making a purchase order at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, which police say was after Burns was shot. Weishar stated Tuesday that Asman was present in Oregon carrying the identical clothes as within the surveillance images.
On the time of Burns’ loss of life, Asman was already going through expenses of aggravated assault and assault accusing him of attacking her in June. The courtroom filed a protecting order for Burns in opposition to Asman following his arrest and the submitting of expenses. He was additionally ordered to put on a GPS ankle monitor which police say he lower off, allegedly after killing Burns.
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