SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Prosecutors on Tuesday filed criminal charges against a Salt Lake City man who fired seven gunshots at a stolen truck fitted with a snowplow after it crashed into his SUV.
At least one shot fired by 55-year-old Jon Michael Clara on Nov. 23 struck a family’s car, passing between those inside but shattering a windshield and depositing glass in a 12-year-old girl’s hair.
Clara’s lawyer, Clayton Simms said Clara acted in self defense. He faces charges of felony discharge of a firearm.
“Michael Clara would rather show up to a jury trial than show up to his funeral,” Simms said.
KUTV-TV reports that Simms said previously that Clara fired because he feared the truck was turning around to come back toward him.
Police did not locate the person who was driving the truck.
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