A federal grand jury has issued a superseding indictment against Alex Doran Craig, 32, of Tooele County, Utah. The indictment charges Craig with several violent crimes related to an incident in April 2025 involving two motorcyclists who crossed onto the Skull Valley Indian Reservation.
Court documents state that Craig and Russell Allen, 50, also of Tooele County and previously charged, allegedly confronted the victims for trespassing on Indian land. The victims were reportedly ordered to lie facedown, zip-tied, kicked, and threatened with a knife. According to authorities, their motorcycles and other belongings were taken as purported impoundment for trespassing.
The indictment further alleges that the victims were transported in a truck at high speed to a remote desert location before being released without their property. They then hiked over ten miles to seek help from Dugway gate guards. Law enforcement later found the stolen motorcycles in a maintenance shed on Skull Valley Indian Reservation Road. Additional stolen items such as cell phones, wallets with identification cards, and a GoPro Max camera were recovered in June 2025. Investigators used video evidence, victim statements, witness accounts, and jail calls to identify both suspects as participants in the alleged crimes.
Craig and Allen face charges including kidnapping, assault, and theft within Indian Country. Their initial appearance on the new indictment is set for July 31, 2025 at 1:30 p.m., before a U.S. Magistrate Judge at the Orrin G. Hatch United States District Courthouse in Salt Lake City.
Acting United States Attorney Felice John Viti for the District of Utah announced the charges.
The FBI Violent Crimes Task Force is conducting the investigation into this case.
Assistant United States Attorney Sam Pead is prosecuting on behalf of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah.
This prosecution falls under Operation Take Back America—a Department of Justice initiative aimed at addressing illegal immigration issues and targeting transnational criminal organizations by using resources from its Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) and Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN).
Additionally, this case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which coordinates law enforcement agencies and communities to reduce violent crime and gun violence across neighborhoods nationwide. In May 2021, the Department launched an updated violent crime reduction strategy focused on building trust within communities, supporting prevention efforts through community-based organizations, setting clear enforcement priorities, and tracking results. More details about Project Safe Neighborhoods are available at https://www.justice.gov/psn.
Authorities emphasize that an indictment represents only allegations; all defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt in court.
