SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 29, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — Police officers had to put in an emergency call for help when an unruly crowd at a skatepark attacked them Tuesday night.
Salt Lake City Police Lt. Russ Amott said the officers were attempting to make an arrest at Fairmont Skatepark, 2200 S. 900 East, a popular gathering place for adults and juveniles.
The incident happened a little after 8:30 p.m.
“As they went to make the arrest, a large crowd came up and attacked the officers and tried to stop them from making the arrest,” Amott said.
The patrol officers radioed for help and police responded from throughout the Salt Lake Valley.
Joseph Christiansen, 25, has been booked into jail for assault of a police officer, interference, failure to disperse and possession of a controlled substance.
A juvenile suspect was booked into juvenile detention for resisting arrest and assault on a police officer.
Both officers sustained minor scrapes and were cleared medically.
Asked if such an incident is unusual at Fairmont, Amott said, “We haven’t had big issues like this, but we have a lot of the small stuff on a regular basis.”
“All ages come down to use the park,” he said, “usually for legitimate purposes, but every once in awhile, something goes bad.”
SLCPD would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident or who has information that may help police locate the others who were involved in the assault on the officers.
To make a report, call 801-799-3000. Anonymous tips may be sent by text to 274637. Please start the text with TIPSLCPD, which routes it to the police department. Then include any relevant information.
You wanna tell me why y’all are lying About this shit?
More like a bunch of cops attacking a bunch of kids there’s a video and alll those cops are out of control
yeah for real
Travis, where can I see the video, all I see in this article are pictures? Thanks
Finally, people are standing up against the police state❤
glad people were able to get together and stand up against police. It’s too bad they got away with a few scrapes but the people that attacked the cops have to go through hell when they go to jail. It sounds like the initial arrest was unwarranted …
I would like to see more of this. Stand up again the bullies in Blu. Fuck them…..
Cops should know better than to try and arrest someone at a skate park
I seriously can’t believe the comments on here. How far has our society fallen to think that a lawless, anarchic state with no consequences is the ideal! I am not sure how this is LEO fault. They were there for a legitimate reason (to arrest someone) and the crowd decides to try and stop them AND this is some how the FAULT of the police?! If the crowd would have just let the LEOs do their job, this wouldn’t have even been a news story! You all under stand that there are consequences when you break the law, right? and you don’t get to choose those consequences! *smh*
Stupid fucking Pigs i swear if i was there and saw that cop push that girl id be swinging on his bitch ass to. Fucking retarded police in SLC
Tyler:
Maybe because the reason wasn’t legit. If a whole crowd stands against a couple of cops in the park it is reasonable to question Police actions. Especially now that they are more agents that feed the for profit prison system rather than uphold peace and justice.