THE WANTED FELON SHOT LAST WEEK BY BCSO DETECTIVES HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS CARLOS OCHOA. SHERIFF MANNY GONZALES SAYS HE WAS BEING WATCHED BY DETECTIVES WHO WERE PLANNING TO ARREST HIM ON FELONY WARRANTS. HE SAYS OCHOA SAW THE DETECTIVES AND FLED FROM THEM, HEADING DOWN CENTRAL TOWARD UTAH.
DETECTIVES WENT AFTER HIM BUT OCHOA REACHED FOR A GUN IN HIS WAISTBAND AND POINTED IT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE DETECTIVES, WHO THEN FIRED FOUR TIMES, HITTING OCHOA TWICE. THE OTHER TWO SHOTS WERE FOUND IN A NEARBY BUILDING.
GONZALES SAYS NO CIVILIANS WERE HURT. OCHOA REMAINS IN STABLE CONDITION AND WILL FACE SEVERAL CHARGES RELATED TO THE INCIDENT.
