A man faces criminal charges after police say he refused to put down knives in his hands, resulting in him being shot by officers who were responding to an alleged domestic incident in March.
OGDEN — A man faces criminal charges after police say he refused to put down knives in his hands, resulting in him being shot by officers who were responding to an alleged domestic incident in March.
Jamal Samuel Bell, 28, of Ogden, was charged Tuesday in 2nd District Court with four counts of assault against a peace officer, a second-degree felony, and criminal mischief, a class A misdemeanor.
On March 23, a neighbor reported hearing loud arguing between a man and woman inside and outside a downstairs apartment at 2510 N. Charleston Ave in Harrisville, the charges state. The neighbor said fighting had been “an ongoing problem between the two,” police wrote.
“The complainant said that the argument appeared to turn physical while the couple was outside the complex in the parking lot. The complainant could see the male grab the female in a bear hug, and saw the female physically punching the male. This action by the couple led the complainant to make the 911 call,” the charges state.
When two Harrisville officers arrived at the apartment, they saw that the front door had been “forced open,” police said.
