Among recent incidents reported by the Summit County Sheriff’s office, deputies heard two separate assault reports. The alleged perpetrators are senior citizens in the Snyderville Basin.
On the night of September 16th, deputies heard from a 42-year-old resident in Summit Park, who said he and his wife got into an argument with their 94-year-old next-door neighbor, about the neighbor’s ability to drive safely.
They alleged that while trying to back out of his driveway, the neighbor drove off the side of the drive several times.
The complainant said the 94-year-old struck him four times on the arm and chest with a closed fist. Officers didn’t see any marks, and the senior denied making physical contact. Officers instructed each of the parties to stay off the other’s property.
The same night, a 69-year-old resident in Silver Springs was arrested for aggravated assault and booked into the County Jail. The incident report said that after drinking alcohol, the suspect got into a verbal argument that escalated. He grabbed a Winchester shotgun and pointed it at his 71-year-old wife, and 33-year-old son.
Also, the department reported that on the night of September 22nd, a fight broke out in Coalville over, among other things, possession of a pitchfork.
A 50-year-old Hoytsville woman who owns several rental properties said an argument broke out with two people who had been tenants up until this September 1st.
The tenants, identified as a 29-year-old Hoytsville man and a 35-year-old woman with a listed address from West Valley, showed up at the complainant’s door and threatened to “kick the door down” over ownership of the pitchfork. The two suspects were told to leave the landlord’s properties.
