Daniel Smoot Henshaw photo from Utah sex-offender registry.
LOGAN — A registered sex-offender is behind bars after police said he wanted to rape and kill a Logan woman. Daniel Smoot Henshaw was booked Wednesday night into the Cache County Jail.
Logan City Police Lt. Brad Frankie said officers received a 911 call Wednesday evening from a woman scarred for her safety. She said Henshaw, a 32-year-old Logan resident, was outside her home and wanted to rape and kill her.
The alleged victim told police, she had been in a relationship with Henshaw and was camping with him but became concerned with some of his behavior. She explained how he allegedly deleted messages between them on both of their phones and said he was covering his tracks.
She asked him to take her home and he complied. While driving, he allegedly told her, “he had a plan to take her into the wilderness and rape and kill her,” a probable cause statement detailed.
Henshaw was parked outside the woman’s home when officers arrived on the scene. While being questioned he reportedly admitted to planning to take the alleged victim into the wilderness and rape and kill her.
Franke said police obtained a warrant to search Henshaw’s vehicle. Inside it, they found evidence to support the claims.
According to the arrest affidavit, police located a hatchet in the bed of the truck. It had been sharpened, so as to have a sharp edge. They also found a notebook where Henshaw had written about the alleged victim and “how to hide and stay off the grid.”
Henshaw was booked on suspicion of attempted murder and rape, both first-degree felonies. He is being held in jail, pending arraignment on formal charges in 1st District Court in Logan.
Police have had several involvements with Henshaw. In 2019, he was convicted of sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl and later sentenced to serve 210-days in jail and three years probation.
Individuals arrested and charged in complaints are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
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