OGDEN, Utah (ABC4) — The Oden City Police Department has taken to social media to ask members of the public for help identifying a suspect who was seen damaging a horse statue.

Police provided a series of images captured by a security camera in Ogden, and said they are trying to identify a bearded individual who was seen damaging the statue. In two of the images provided by police, the painted horse statue can be seen standing upright.

In the third image, the horse statue appears to have been toppled over.

“This person was witnessed damaging one of the Ogden City Pioneer Days horses,” police said in the social media post.

The horse statue in question appears to be just outside of Moore’s Barber Shop on Ogden’s Historic 25th Street. The bearded suspect was allegedly captured knocking the statue down just before 1 a.m. on Sunday, July 14, based on the images shared by police.

Police said anyone with information about the bearded suspect should reach out to detectives with the Ogden City Police Department at 801-629-8228.

What are the Ogden City Pioneer Days horses?

The Ogden Pioneer Days rodeo is an annual event that first began in 1934 — and each year, the rodeo sees almost 50,000 visitors, according to its website.

Ogden Pioneer Days is a celebration of “rodeo heritage” and has several traditions that come back each year — including the “Trail to Pioneer Days” art project.

“Dozens of life-size fiberglass horses designed and painted by the area’s finest artists are on display along Historic 25th Street, the Junction and Washington Boulevard,” the rodeo said. “They lead the way to Ogden Pioneer Stadium where Ogden Pioneer Days originated and where the feeling of the American West still lives.”

The harrowing 911 call from the son of a Utah couple who found their bullet-ridden bodies has shed some light on what may have led up to the murder-suicide.

An audio recording of the eight-minute call obtained by ABC4 reveals that one of Olin and Kerilyn Johnson’s six children immediately suspected his father had shot dead his mother before killing himself.

“I think my dad killed my mom, but then he killed himself,” the unidentified son told a 911 dispatcher on June 20 at around 12:40 p.m.

“Are they beyond help?” the dispatcher calmly replied.

“I — yeah. Yes,” the shocked son answered, before telling the dispatcher there was a gun in the home.

Olin, 57, is suspected of shooting and killing his wife Kerilyn, 52, before turning the gun on himself inside their $1.34 million home in American Fork.

Investigators classified the deaths as a murder-suicide the next day.

“Have they been violent? Do they have a history of fighting or?” the dispatcher asked.

“No, but there’s been a lot of drama recently in the household. Just within the past four days,” the son answers.

He didn’t expand on what he meant by drama but said his father had served time for some kind of domestic dispute in the past.

“There was one instance of like a year or two ago that I think my mom, I don’t know, my dad was chucking stuff around the house. He had a — he went to jail for a little bit, but nothing, like, I don’t think like contact physically,” he said on the call.

The Mormon couple met in a college bookstore and had been married 32 years as of April. The dad proudly shared photos of his wife and kids on his social media pages.

But a couple days before the tragedy, Olin wrote a potentially worrisome caption next to a pic of himself on a motorcycle.

“No matter how crappy a person I am, motorcycles always love me back. Oh and skiing. Skiing loves me too,” Olin’s post on June 18 read alongside pictures of him riding his bike and skiing.

Two of his kids dispute his claims of being a “crappy person” in the comments.

Police have not revealed a motive in the shooting and are continuing their investigation.

Olin’s obituary described him as “always calm, thoughtful, kid and professional” with a “compassion for those in need” and a “constant source of calm and strength to his family.”

“As we cope with immense sorrow, mourning the loss of Kerilyn, our beautiful mother, daughter, and sister, we also mourn for Olin, despite his actions,” the joint obituaries state. “We are overwhelmed with love and support from the community and express our deepest appreciation and gratitude. If you or someone you love is in crisis, please reach out for help.”

If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1.800.799.SAFE (7233) or text START to 88788.

SANDY, Utah (ABC4) — A Weber County man is facing felony charges after he allegedly offered to pay a minor $700 for sex and was confronted by over 20 teens at a Sandy mall.

According to court documents, Bryce Stephen Ray, 49, of West Haven used Snapchat to talk with a 15-year-old high school student. During their conversation, Ray reportedly never shared his real name but did send a picture of himself through the app.

Ray later offered the victim money in exchange for sex so she could buy clothes. Despite the teen telling Ray she was a minor, the two agreed to meet at the Shops at South Town Mall in Sandy.

On Monday, July 9, a Sandy Police Department officer responded to the mall after getting reports of a group of teenagers confronting a man. When the officer arrived, he reported finding “approximately 20 teenagers yelling at an older man, identified as Ray, calling him a pedophile.”

According to the Sandy Police Department, Ray had a check for $360 on him and had agreed with the teen to send her another $350 through CashApp.

Ray was charged with one count of enticing a minor and one count of sexual solicitation of a child, both second-degree felonies.

Ray had his initial hearing on Tuesday, July 16 where he was appointed a defense attorney. A detention hearing was scheduled for Monday, July 22. Ray is currently being held without bail, pending the detention hearing.