PROVO, Utah — Police say they arrested a woman early Saturday morning after she stole a pickup truck from a group of people at gunpoint, and then drove it into the Provo River.
Around 2 a.m., deputies with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office were called to Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon where a group of four people said a woman pointed a gun at them and told them to get out. The occupants got out and ran to some nearby bushes, where they hid and called 911.
When deputies arrived, the suspect was still at the scene in the truck. She was later identified as 35-year-old Heather Leann Murray from Heber City. Deputies ordered her to get out of the truck, but she refused and instead turned the truck around to face them. She then drove away, but only went about 100 yards before stopping on the side of the road. After deputies again ordered her to show her hands and exit the vehicle, she drove off the road and tried to drive across the river, but she got stuck…