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Utah County Attorney David Leavitt makes quick exit out of Ukraine, but is now stuck in Amsterdam with COVID-19

David Leavitt, who taught law in Ukraine for more than a decade, went to Kyiv to collect documents from his apartment as news of a possible Russian invasion loomed.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah County District Attorney David Leavitt speaks during a news conference at Salt Lake County District Attorney's building on Monday, March 1, 2021. Leavitt tested positive for COVID-19 in Amsterdam on Jan. 26, as he was returning from a trip to the Ukraine he took to collect personal items amid fear that the Russian government could invade the country.