Esston Omar Al-Uqdah Sentenced to Prison for Knife Assault in Provo
A Provo man was sentenced after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a knife attack on multiple people.
3 reports on this incident · first at Sep 5, 2026, 9:55 p.m. ET
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Sep 6, 2026, 1:52 a.m. ET
Provo man sentenced to prison for knife assault on multiple people
Esston Omar Al-Uqdah, 32, was sentenced on September 4, 2026, after being found guilty of aggravated assault resulting in serious bodily injury, two counts of aggravated assault, and retaliation against a witness, according to ksl.com. The government said Al-Uqdah brandished a knife and stabbed a man multiple times, threatened to kill a woman and cut her wrist, held a knife to a third person's throat, and knocked out and stomped on a fourth person's head, as reported by ksl.com.
Sentencing reports conflict: ksl.com reports that Al-Uqdah received one to 15 years in prison for aggravated assault resulting in serious bodily injury, and three terms of zero to five years for the other counts, to run concurrently. local12.com reports a sentence of 14 years in prison. The cause of the assault has not been determined.
Sep 5, 2026, 9:55 p.m. ETFirst report
Provo man sentenced to prison for knife assault on multiple people
A Provo man was sentenced to prison on [date] after assaulting and threatening multiple people with a knife, according to KSL.com.
Esston Omar Al-Uqdah, 32, was sentenced to one to 15 years in prison for aggravated assault resulting in serious bodily injury, and three terms of zero to five years for two counts of aggravated assault and retaliation against a witness, to run concurrently, KSL.com reported.
The government said Al-Uqdah brandished a knife and stabbed a man multiple times, threatened to kill a woman and cut her wrist, held a knife to a third person's throat, and knocked out and stomped on a fourth person's head, according to KSL.com.
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