Man broke into Midvale lady’s residence, waited for her to return, then robbed her, police say

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MIDVALE — A person was arrested Monday after police say he broke into a house apparently at random and threatened the house owner with a gun, then tried to flee on TRAX.

Tarus Artez, 54, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of aggravated theft, aggravated housebreaking, aggravated assault, interfering with an arrest and possession of a gun by a restricted individual.

A Midvale lady known as police Monday after “she got here residence and was strolling in her kitchen when (Artez) got here out of a facet room and pointed a gun at her. Because the sufferer ran out of the home yelling to her neighbors, ‘There is a man with a gun!’ (Artez) picked up a duffel bag the sufferer had been carrying and left by way of a facet window that he had entered by way of,” a police reserving affidavit states.

After leaving the house, police say Artez modified his garments, placing those he was sporting into the duffel bag alongside “with the gun and instruments that he used to interrupt into the home,” in accordance with the affidavit.

Police put out an outline of the person to surrounding businesses. He was noticed by Utah Transit Authority police whereas ready to board a prepare on the Midvale TRAX platform, 7250 S. 180 West.

“UTA suggested the principle line to cease the prepare as quickly as doable. The prepare was stopped on the Sandy Expo Station, 9375 S. 150 East,” the affidavit states.

Artez was taken into custody at the moment.

“Through the arrest (Artez) was noncompliant and resisted being put into handcuffs. Whereas being transported (he) had a number of excited utterances stating, ‘I had a cause to do that,’ ‘The gun may be stolen,’ and ‘I’m making an attempt to guard my brother-in-law,'” in accordance with the affidavit.

Artez claimed that after he broke into the lady’s residence, he waited 30 to 45 minutes for her to return residence. He additionally “admitted to buying the firearm used within the incident a number of days prior,” the affidavit alleges. “(He) additionally admitted to desirous to scare the sufferer with the firearm.”

Unified police on Tuesday mentioned that primarily based on their investigation, detectives don’t imagine Artez and the lady knew one another.

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