A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment against Alex Doran Craig, 32, of Tooele County, Utah, in connection with the alleged kidnapping and assault of two motorcyclists who entered the Skull Valley Indian Reservation in April 2025. The charges come after Craig’s codefendant, Russell Allen, 50, was previously charged in the same case.
Court documents state that Craig and Allen confronted the victims for trespassing on Indian land. The defendants allegedly ordered the victims to lie face down on the ground, zip-tied them, kicked them, and threatened them with a knife. According to allegations, they took personal belongings from the victims—including motorcycles—claiming it was an impound for trespassing.
The indictment further alleges that Craig and Allen transported the victims by truck at high speed to a remote desert area before releasing them without their property. The victims reportedly hiked more than ten miles over six or seven hours to reach help at Dugway gate guards. Law enforcement later recovered the stolen motorcycles in a maintenance shed on Skull Valley Indian Reservation Road. In June 2025, additional items such as cell phones, wallets with identification cards, and a GoPro Max camera were also recovered.
Video evidence, victim statements, witness accounts, and jail calls identified both men as participants in these alleged crimes.
Craig and Allen are facing charges of kidnapping, assault, and theft within Indian Country. Their initial appearance is scheduled 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 indictment.
The FBI Violent Crimes Task Force is investigating this case.
Assistant United States Attorney Sam Pead is prosecuting.
This prosecution falls under Operation Take Back America—a Department of Justice initiative focused on addressing illegal immigration and eliminating cartels and transnational criminal organizations—and Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which aims to reduce violent crime through cooperation between law enforcement agencies and communities. The PSN program supports community-based prevention efforts while prioritizing focused enforcement strategies; details about PSN can be found at https://www.justice.gov/psn.
“An indictment is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.”
