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Adamson, Quinn J.

Overview

Quinn Jay Adamson is an American Fork police lieutenant involved in the Ben Schneider (Reckless Ben) case and the arrest of Cody Greenland.

His role in the Ben Schneider (Reckless Ben) case included removing a sign, helping seize Sheldon Norcross’s phone and arrest him, and coordinating the March 11 Airbnb operation and detainee transport.

Other names used: Quinn Adamson.

Employment

Officer Quinn Jay Adamson began working for the American Fork Police Department on June 8, 2010. He was employed by the Provo City Constable’s Office from September 29, 2017, through October 11, 2018.

  • Transparent Utah Public Compensation Records
    Fiscal Year Entity Employee Title Wages Benefits Total
    2026 American Fork City Adamson, Quinn J. Police Lieutenant $111,061.45 $63,128.09 $174,189.54
    2025 American Fork City Adamson, Quinn J. Police Lieutenant $94,192.84 $57,184.09 $151,376.93
    2024 American Fork City Adamson, Quinn J. Police Sergeant $94,427.99 $55,729.55 $150,157.54
    2023 American Fork City Adamson, Quinn J. Police Sergeant $90,030.98 $52,954.78 $142,985.76
    2022 American Fork City Adamson, Quinn J. Police Sergeant $82,652.48 $48,769.72 $131,422.20
    2021 American Fork City Adamson, Quinn J. Police Sergeant $71,396.91 $46,067.97 $117,464.88
    2020 American Fork City Adamson, Quinn J. Police Sergeant $68,833.23 $43,506.04 $112,339.27
    2019 American Fork City Adamson, Quinn J. Police Sergeant $63,812.40 $37,893.02 $101,705.42
    2018 American Fork City Adamson, Quinn J. Police Officer $62,192.24 $32,660.99 $94,853.23
    2017 American Fork City Adamson, Quinn J. Police Officer $61,877.74 $30,764.52 $92,642.26
    2016 American Fork City Adamson, Quinn J. Police Officer $56,123.13 $28,704.64 $84,827.77
    2015 American Fork City Adamson, Quinn J. Police Det/Patrol $55,372.30 $29,344.69 $84,716.99
    2014 American Fork City Adamson, Quinn J. Police Det/Patrol $44,006.54 $22,689.56 $66,696.10

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Police Encounters

  • Ben Schneider (Reckless Ben)

  • March 11, 2026, afternoon: Adamson contacted the property owner about the sign, removed it after she withdrew permission, and gave it to Richardson as evidence. He helped seize Sheldon Norcross’s phone and moved his arm into a cuffing position while Richardson applied the handcuffs. Adamson’s report records Sheldon saying he was trying to lock the phone; Nicosia’s interview records Sheldon saying he pressed the power button to black out the screen, not delete anything. See pages 14–16 and 18. Adamson wrote a supplement describing the March 11 sign and phone encounter, his surveillance of the Airbnb, and serving the homeowner with the warrant. The recording places Sheldon’s arrest at about 3:23 p.m., before the evening Airbnb operation.

  • At the October 14, 2026 lawsuit press conference, plaintiffs’ attorney Solomon Radner alleged that Lieutenant Quinn Adamson cut down and seized the GoFundMe sign from a neighbor’s fence on March 11. Radner said the neighbor initially permitted the sign and alleged that police pressured her to withdraw that permission before removing it. This is the plaintiffs’ attorney’s allegation, not a court finding.

  • Solomon Radner’s sign-removal allegation — October 14 press conference (20:40–21:25; Adamson named at 20:52)

  • March 11, 2026, evening: Adamson’s supplement says he surveyed the Airbnb location before the operation and later served the homeowner with a copy of the warrant. Richardson assigned him to the perimeter. His recorded calls and texts also show him updating Chief Paul and Sgt. Stowers about the operation and coordinating with detectives and directing officers to transport the detainees to AFPD and keep them in separate holding cells for questioning. See pages 11 and 16 and the linked recording analysis.

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  • Cody Greenland

  • Adamson was among the officers involved in Greenland’s April 17, 2020 arrest. Greenland’s federal lawsuit alleged that Adamson used a Taser on him multiple times without warning and failed to stop another officer’s use of force. Adamson was named as a defendant. The lawsuit was later settled and dismissed with prejudice; the settlement did not establish that the allegations were proven.