Man arrested following Salt Lake County capturing investigation

MILLCREEK — A 19-year-old man who allegedly fired a gun into the air and floor at a number of areas, inflicting minor accidents to folks close by, has been arrested.

Javier Martinez was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on Sunday for investigation of 4 counts of firing a gun inflicting damage, and 5 counts of unlawful discharge of a firearm.

The investigation started about 1:40 a.m. Sunday when Unified police had been referred to as to a Millcreek residence the place pictures had been allegedly fired outdoors, based on a police reserving affidavit.

“Officers arrived on the location and located and picked up a number of shell casings discovered in the midst of the road. No suspects or victims had been situated on scene in consequence this capturing,” the affidavit states.

About 8 a.m., nevertheless, a teen boy confirmed up on the emergency room of an area hospital with a “gunshot wound to his left foot and (he) additionally acknowledged his car had been shot. Officers responded to the hospital and realized that this particular person was within the space of the Millcreek capturing earlier within the night,” based on the affidavit.

The sufferer instructed detectives that he had gone to a home get together with mates, together with Martinez, however they had been kicked out shortly after arriving, the affidavit states. As they had been leaving, Martinez pulled out a gun and fired a number of rounds into the air, police say. After he was taken into custody, Martinez allegedly claimed that “somebody was throwing up gang indicators at him” and that he “fired no less than 5 – 6 pictures into the air in an effort to get the person throwing up gang indicators to again up,” based on the affidavit.

Martinez and his mates then went to a highschool car parking zone in Salt Lake Metropolis the place a number of folks within the group allegedly grew to become upset with Martinez for utilizing his gun, the affidavit states. The argument with one buddy grew to become heated and Martinez allegedly punched the teenager within the face. That prompted 4 or 5 others to advance towards Martinez.

“Javier mentioned he was scared for his security so he pulled out his gun as he was getting jumped. He mentioned he fired a number of pictures into the bottom as he was falling backwards,” the affidavit states.

The teenager who later confirmed up at a hospital allegedly instructed police he was working away from Martinez “and a bullet seems to have struck the pavement and gone by means of his shoe and into his foot.” The boy underwent surgical procedure “and had a big fragment faraway from his foot,” based on the affidavit. The boy additionally claimed he suffered “a bullet graze wound on his again.”

One other lady instructed detectives that she too “had a wound on her neck and hand that seems to have been brought on by bullet fragments or a bullet graze wound,” the affidavit states. The lady allegedly instructed police she had later talked to Martinez on the telephone who “admitted he had tousled.”

A SWAT workforce went to Martinez’s residence, the place police say he allegedly was ready to be arrested.