SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 3, 2019 (Gephardt Daily) — A Salt Lake City man has been booked into jail on suspicion of four felonies after police say he displayed a gun and kidnapped a Good Samaritan who stopped to help after a car breakdown.
The suspect — later identified as 40-year-old Brian Dean Bogart — then forced that driver to take him to a location where the suspect threatened one or more people with the firearm, police say.
Bogart has been booked on suspicion of:
- Kidnapping, a second-degree felony
- Two counts of aggravated assault, a third-degree felony
- Possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, a third-degree felony
A probable caused statement filed by an officer of the Unified Police Department says that on Saturday, Bogart was going, uninvited, to the residence of a man identified in court papers as T.O.
As Bogart was driving to T.O’s residence, his car broke down, and he began walking east on State Route 201.
A stranger, identified in court papers as D.C., “felt bad for Brian and picked him up,” the probable cause statement says. “After Brian got into D.C’s vehicle, he pulled a handgun out and laid it on his lap.
“D.C was fearful and didn’t know what to do. Brian was telling D.C. that he was going to kill someone. Brian would then deny he was going to kill someone, then again say he was going to kill someone.”
Bogart had D.C. drive him to the home of T.O., the statement says. T.C. dropped off Bogart, then quickly drove away, reporting the incident to the Utah Highway Patrol only after he arrived home in Orem.
Once at his destination, Bogart confronted T.O., who was in his front yard as a party for his grandchildren was going on inside the residence, the statement says.
“T.O. saw that Brian had a pistol in the front of his pants. T.O. grabbed the pistol and had Brian remove the magazine. T.O. states that he thought the gun was not loaded.”
T.O told Bogart to leave, the statement says, and Bogart appeared agitated as he walked away, with the gun in his possession.
“As Brian walked away, he pulled the pistol out and pointed it at T.O. Brian then left southbound away from his home. Brian came back a few minutes later. T.O. was talking with three neighbors across the street from his home. Brian then confronted them and pulled the pistol out of his pants. T.O. moved back towards his home to protect his grandchildren.”
One of the neighbors, identified as T.W., possesses a concealed carry permit and was carrying a firearm.
“As T.O. was moving towards his home, T.W. feared for T.C.’s safety,” the statement says. “T.W. pulled his firearm. Brian then pointed the pistol at T.W. As Brian was pointing the pistol at T.W., T.W. fired two shots at Brian, striking him in the arm and in the neck. This was after he warned him to drop the gun. Brian went down to the ground.”
T.W. then took away Bogart’s pistol and cleared it. One .45 caliber round was found, the probable cause statement says. The event was witness by two additional neighbors, who confirmed the accounts of T.O and T.W.
Post Miranda, Bogart admitted to having a gun, which he is barred from owning due to a previous conviction.
Bogart “stated that he pulled the pistol because T.O. and the neighbors were confronting and surrounding him.”
Bogart’s bail was set at $5,000.
