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(KSL News) -- The lawyer defending Dell Schanze on reckless driving and gun charges claims his client will be acquitted.
The former owner of Totally Awesome Computers goes on trial May 10th, charged with reckless driving, threatening to use a weapon, and giving a false statement to police. In May 2005, witnesses say Schanze sped through a Draper neighborhood and pulled a gun on a group of neighbors when they confronted him.
Attorneys in court today talked about logistics for the upcoming trial. Schanze's lawyer says there are holes in the prosecution's case, and he thinks Schanze would not have faced charges in other parts of Utah.
Mitch Vilos, Schanze's Lawyer: "The police report itself, based upon the witnesses, sheds doubt on the charges, so I'm very confident that we have a very good case."
Early this month, Totally Awesome Computers went out of business. In a taped tirade, Schanze blamed the media for the failure of the business.
