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Provo police report arrest after New Year's Eve altercation
An altercation at the Travelers Inn in Provo on Wednesday evening resulted in an arrest, Provo Police reported. According to a press release from the department, police responded around 8:30 p.m. after getting reports that multiple individuals had been assaulted. They found Esston Aluqdah, 32, of Arizona, who allegedly had attacked four individuals — three men and a woman — and used a pocketknife in the attacks. Aluqdah was arrested and booked into the Utah County Jail for two counts of Felony 2 Aggravated Assault, and two counts of Felony 3 Aggravated Assault. All four of ...