WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — Two Utah men face several charges after they allegedly followed a driver and assaulted him in front of his wife and two infant children.
ranklin Hernandez Medina, 42, and Miguel Perez-Moreno, 42, were arrested following the incident and face charges ranging from assault, disorderly conduct, reckless driving, and public intoxication.
According to court documents, two West Valley City police officers were working a security shift at an overflow homeless shelter when they saw two vehicles pull into the parking lot of a business across the street. Shortly after the vehicles arrived, loud bangs and people screaming could be heard, causing the officers to respond.
While officers were on their way, an
An SUV driven by Medina eventually left the scene and was followed by one officer, while others tended to the victims in the other vehicle. Police say Medina ran a red light and stop sign before he was stopped and arrested near Parkway Boulevard and Decker Lake Drive.
Officers at the original scene learned that the victims were followed by Medina to the parking lot, at which point he and Perez-Moreno got out and confronted the victims by banging on their vehicle.
Medina ordered the male driver to exit the vehicle, and both he and Perez-Moreno began repeatedly punching the victim while his wife and infant children watched.
When officers talked to the men, they admitted to having drunk beer at a rodeo prior to the assault. Officers say several empty beer cans were found in the SUV.
Perez-Moreno told officers that their vehicle had been struck by the victim's which allegedly caused the pair to follow and attempt to pull in front of them multiple times.
