‘801 playa’ arrested in West Valley for attempting to entice 13-year-old girl

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Detectives with the Utah State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) apprehended a suspect allegedly attempting to entice who he believed was a 13-year-old girl.

Andrew Ross Blodgett, 22, was arrested and booked into the Salt Lake County Jail Tuesday evening on suspicion of attempted child rape, a first-degree felony, enticing a minor, a second-degree felony, and prohibited dangerous weapon conduct, a third-degree felony.

On Dec. 30, 2025, an SBI detective posing as a 13-year-old girl on a popular messaging application, was contacted by a user under the name, “801 playa,” who allegedly solicited sex…

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