SALT LAKE CITY — A 41-year-old has been arrested by the Unified Police Department after he allegedly led officers on a chase and rammed into several parked vehicles. Joshua Kunz was arrested Thursday night.
According to the department, officers in the area of 8300 South State Street spotted an allegedly stolen vehicle that was believed to be involved in an incident with police on Wednesday night. Court documents stated that the incident involved Kunz allegedly assaulting an officer of the Salt Lake City Police Department when they tried to apprehend him.
Around 9:00 p.m., Unified officers spotted the truck Kunz was believed to be driving pulling into a parking lot of a bar in Midvale. Police say that as they tried to surveil the truck, it took off at a high rate of speed.
Following a chase and the use of tire deflation devices, police say Kunz crashed the vehicle into a few parked vehicles. "We're lucky that no individuals were harmed in this incident," stated Sgt. Aymee Race.
Kunz didn't suffer any injuries from the crash.
Joshua Michael Kunz faces charges of receiving a stolen vehicle, failure to stop at the command of police, and aggravated assault. He is being held without bail.
A previous report named the suspect in the case as Joshua Koons. That was the name provided by police and has been updated.
