13 things about Syracuse, Utah’s Merrill Darrell Fackrell III

Merrill Darrell Fackrell III is an American man from Syracuse, Davis County, Utah, United States. He is Merrill Darrell Fackrell Jr. and Bridget Fackrell‘s son.

Merrill III is a former resident of Springfield, Virginia, USA. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. Aside from Syracuse, he has lived in other parts of Utah including Vernal and Fort Duchesne.
2. His mother is one of the 16 children of Harvey Arnold Elmer and Helen Marie Bonnett Elmer.
3. During World War II, his maternal grandfather served in the U.S. Army and fought in the Philippines.
4. He is 3 years older than his brother Ricky A. Fackrell.
5. In 1993, Ricky found him in the bathroom after a Lortab overdose.
6. On March 1, 2005, his maternal grandfather died at age 81 after a long battle with cancer.
7. On February 20, 2015, his maternal uncle Rodney Wayne Elmer died in Washington Terrace, Weber County at age 55.
8. On May 24, 2016, his grandmother Helen died at age 87.
9. On January 15, 2020, his maternal uncle William Claude Elmer died at age 69.
10. On September 11, 2020, his maternal uncle Walter R. Elmer died in Riverdale, Utah at age 65.
11. On November 21, 2022, he assaulted the passenger next to him on a JetBlue flight.
12. On February 15, 2024, he admitted to the crime he committed on November 21, 2022.
13. In April 2024, he turned 43.

TIMELINE

2022

• On November 21, 2022, he was on a JetBlue flight from New York City, New York, USA to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. During the flight, he allegedly held a Facon wood-handled straight edge razor with a one-to-two-inch blade near the throat of a woman seated next to him.
• On November 22, 2022, he was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon on or near aircraft and carrying a weapon on a flight. He was assigned counsel from a federal public defender’s office.
• On November 23, 2022, he appeared in the U.S. District Court in Utah before Magistrate Judge Daphne A. Oberg. Citing a lack of a criminal record and a need for medical treatment, his defense argued for him to be released to his parents’ residence in Utah but Oberg ordered him held.

2024

• On February 15, 2024, he was sentenced time served of over one year imprisonment and three years’ supervised release after pleading guilty to carrying a weapon on an aircraft.