Lt. Dan McConkey, 53, of Riverton, is charged in South Jordan City’s justice court with one count each of emergency reporting abuse and obstructing justice. Both are class B misdemeanors punishable by up to six months in jail.
At about 7:50 a.m. on Sept. 3, an anonymous caller told police dispatchers that his neighbor was out of town, yet there were two vehicles parked at the home that shouldn’t be there, and that a possible burglar was inside, according to South Jordan police Lt. Matt Pennington.
But officers who went to the home, located near 4000 West and 10000 South, spoke to a woman — now known to be McConkey’s estranged wife — who said it was her son’s home.