May 1, 2001--
Salt Lake County Sheriff's investigators have intensified the hunt for a fugitive accused of molesting a 10-year-old boy.
This case has been a priority for four months. Now detectives need your help, and there's a new reward.
Police say Tim Brown met the 10-year-old through Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Utah and sexually abused the boy over a period of time.
Brown was last seen by friends in Salt Lake in December. Now he's on the run, and one of those friends is determined to help bring him in.
Allie Shelley once worked with Tim Brown.
Now, she's working with detectives to find the fugitive.
She secured the $10,000 reward from a national fund.
Tim Brown, age 33, was supposed to mentor the boy through the Big Brothers program.
Instead, investigators say Brown molested and sodomized the boy at his Taylorsville apartment.
Four days before Christmas, Shelley says, Brown called her and denied the charges.
Before deputies picked him up...he took off.
Allie Shelley/Former Acquaintance: IT WEIGHS ON MY CONSCIENCE EVERY DAY. THIS IS A PERSON I KNEW FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE BEEN ACQUAINTED WITH THE VICTIM. I AM A MOTHER. I HAVE A CHILD CLOSE TO THIS VICTIM'S AGE.
Brown is 6'3" tall and weighs 250 pounds.
He may still be driving his small red Isuzu pick-up with Utah plates.
Detectives believe Brown was in the Northwest as recently as Saturday, but fled after he was featured on America's Most Wanted.
If you have any information on Brown, call the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office or Detective Kevin Peterson at 599-6949 or U.S. Marshal Jim Phelps at 430-0571.
Details of Suspect
Timothy Brian Brown
- Born June 9, 1967
- White, Male
- Height 6' 3"
- Weight 250
- Red hair, green eyes
- Tattoo: Playboy bunny in a heart on upper right arm
- Small scar on center of forehead
- Vehicle: 1998 Isuzu Hombre pick-up truck. Bright red, license plate Utah 494ZYU
About the Reward
The Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation is a non-profit organization that was established to provide resources to families that can't afford to offer rewards for information to help law enforcement officials locate missing loved ones and to bring violent criminals to justice.
Carole and Juli Sund and Silvina Pelosso were the three female sightseers murdered near Yosemite National Park in February 1999. While they were missing, Carole Sund's parents, Francis and Carole Carrington, at the request of the FBI, posted rewards both for their safe return and for information leading to the whereabouts of their car.
The Carringtons believe that posting of these rewards and the media attention they received, contributed to the car being found and gave them their first break in the case. They were thankful that they had the financial means to offer these rewards, and it's because of this that they have started The Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation.
The foundation has assisted in the capture of three murder suspects in California, two in Washington, and one in Missouri. The foundation has paid two $10,000 rewards in different cases.
