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2 Utah teens charged in crime spree, including intentionally hitting 75-year-old jogger
Two Utah County boys, ages 15 and 14, face quite a few expenses tied to a Lindon space crime spree, together with deliberately hitting a 75-year-old man who was jogging. (Laura Seitz, Deseret Information)
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LINDON — Two youngsters wished in reference to a string of crimes within the Lindon space at the moment are dealing with a number of expenses, together with tried homicide, accusing them of utilizing their automobile to deliberately hit an aged man who was out for a morning run.
Based on court docket paperwork obtained by KSL.com from 4th District Juvenile Courtroom, two boys, ages 15 and 14, have been charged in late September with tried homicide, a first-degree felony; theft of a motorcar, possession of a stolen car and discharge of a firearm, second-degree felonies; identification fraud, a third-degree felony; and car housebreaking, a category A misdemeanor.
A 75-year-old man was out for his morning run on Sept. 13 when a automobile drove by him at a excessive price of velocity. The person threw his arms up within the air because the automobile drove by, which prompted the driving force to make a U-turn and swerve on the man because the automobile drove previous him once more, in line with police.
“The sufferer mentioned the automobile rotated once more and he picked up a rock and threw it on the automobile because it swerved towards him once more. The automobile then turned again round and the sufferer bumped into a close-by driveway to try to get away from the automobile. The automobile then drove into the driveway the place the sufferer was standing and hit him. The automobile backed up because the sufferer tried to get away after which it hit him with the car once more and pinned him up in opposition to a fence subsequent to the driveway,” Lindon police wrote in a search warrant affidavit.
The injured man was in a position to stroll house after which drove himself to the hospital. He “sustained accidents to his head that required a number of staples to shut the wound he additionally suffered bruises and abrasions throughout his physique,” the affidavit states.
As detectives investigated the incident, they discovered a automobile half with a “Honda” insignia on the bottom within the space the place the sufferer was hit. Police then realized of a Honda that had been stolen in a single day. Close to the condo advanced the place the Honda was stolen, police mentioned they discovered a Chevy Tahoe that had additionally been stolen and was deserted,.
Detectives obtained surveillance footage of two boys driving the stolen Honda CRV and in addition breaking into a number of autos on the condo advanced.
On Sept. 16, Lindon police issued a press launch that included photos from the surveillance video, asking for the general public’s assist in figuring out the 2 youngsters. That very same day, a home-owner close to the place the aged man was hit, referred to as police after discovering a bullet gap within the aspect of his home, in line with the affidavit.
“The sufferer referred to as and reported to Lindon police that somebody shot by the outside wall of his house and that the spherical travelled to the lavatory. The bullet then struck his tub after which went by the his kitchen wall subsequent to his eating desk,” the warrant says.
A day after the images have been launched to the general public, police obtained a name from an individual who recognized the 14-year-old. That boy was taken into custody at his house in Nice Grove on Sept. 18.
When interviewed by police, the boy admitted that he and his buddy had stolen the Honda and “broke into a few hundred autos that night time,” the affidavit states. As they have been driving, they got here throughout the 75-year-old man, and the 15-year-old boy who was driving yelled at him to get out of the highway. When the person threw a rock on the automobile, it upset the 15-year-old much more, and he “then rotated … and hit the man two or 3 times with the automobile.”
The boy additionally disclosed different incidents to police, together with stealing a Volkswagen GTI on Sept. 16, stealing a gun contained in the car and firing it in a church car parking zone in Orem, in line with the affidavit.
Police positioned the 15-year-old boy in Orem and arrested him following a brief foot chase.
In 2021, the 15-year-old boy — who was 14 on the time — was charged with aggravated assault with a weapon, a third-degree felony, in line with data from 4th District Juvenile Courtroom. In Could, he was charged with possession of a stolen car, a second-degree felony; and illegal possession of a financial institution card, a third-degree felony.