In court Wednesday, Gerkins refused to name the person who gave him the marijuana. Judge Jeffrey Donnell asked the question three times, but Gerkins remained silent.
The affidavit says Xayvong told the deputy she and Grant left Ogden Aug. 5 and drove through the night to Aurora, Colo., where the pair bought marijuana from different dispensaries with the intention of taking it back to Utah.
Chief U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Freudenthal ordered Jaime Nieto Rock Springs to pay $143,243.73 in restitution for unpaid taxes and interest for his crime of tax evasion.
Court documents say 26-year-old Nuvia Carrillo – the owner of the vehicle who was seated alongside Heater in the passenger seat – did not give the trooper permission to search the vehicle when asked.