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Utah man fired at fleeing wife while children yelled at him to stop, police say
A West Jordan man was arrested Tuesday, greater than two weeks after police say he fired at his fleeing widespread regulation spouse, hitting different vehicles and residences within the course of. (BCFC, Shutterstock)
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WEST JORDAN — A person was arrested Tuesday after police say he fired a number of rounds at his fleeing common-law spouse, narrowly lacking her and putting a number of close by vehicles and residences within the course of.
Miguel Graciano, 32, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail after greater than two weeks on the run for investigation of aggravated assault, discharge of a firearm, committing a violent offense in entrance of a kid and legal mischief, police say.
On Feb. 18, Graciano and his spouse obtained into an argument. “(The girl) said the argument turned bodily when Miguel threw a plate of pizza at her and refused to let her depart,” in accordance with a police reserving affidavit. “(She) defined that she had been hit within the head/face by Miguel.”
When the girl was capable of flee from her West Jordan residence, she ran to her automotive and obtained in, simply as Graciano adopted and tried to additionally drive his means into the automotive, the affidavit states. As she drove away, the girl mentioned her again window shattered.
4 youngsters have been within the residence on the time of the confrontation. Two of them instructed police that as their mother drove away, Graciano pulled a gun from his waistband and started firing as the youngsters yelled at him to cease, in accordance with the arrest report.
“Bullets and bullet holes have been found in neighboring homes,” the affidavit states. “One of many bullets struck the again headrest the place the sufferer was sitting; different bullets have been situated in neighboring homes and parked vehicles.”
The girl was not injured by the photographs. Graciano was noticed by police on Tuesday and arrested.
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