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SALT LAKE CITY — Police are looking for the man they say joined two others in beating another man for information, then shot him as he fled.
Anthony Lamar Vick, 32, was charged Friday in 3rd District Court with attempted aggravated murder, or a lesser alternative of felony discharge of a firearm with serious bodily injury, in case of a lack of evidence. Both charges are first-degree felonies.
Vick is accused of hiding out in the home of Britney Flint-Jones at 1246 E. Stratford Ave. with another, unidentified person Wednesday, waiting to beat a 40-year-old man and question him about an unknown incident, according to the charges.
When the man arrived, Flint-Jones locked the door, hit him in the legs with a baseball bat and punched him several times, but the man refused to talk, charges state. The man eventually leaped out a window, and Vick gave chase, firing several shots. The man was hit once in the back, charging documents state.
Police responded to calls of shots fired and found the man near 2635 S. Highland Drive. He was transported to University Hospital, where medical personnel determined the man's colon and left kidney had been damaged by the bullet.
When the man arrived, Flint-Jones locked the door, hit him in the legs with a baseball bat and punched him several times, but the man refused to talk, charges state.
Bail for Vick been set at $1 million. He is also charged with aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree felony, aggravated assault, a second-degree felony, as well as felony discharge of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a restricted person, both third-degree felonies.
Flint-Jones was charged Friday with aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree felony, aggravated assault, a third-degree felony, and obstructing justice, a class A misdemeanor.
No charges have been filed against the third person involved in the beating. That person was not identified Friday.
Police described Vick as a black man, about 240 pounds and 5 feet 6 inches tall, with black hair and brown eyes. He should be considered armed and dangerous.
Vick's last known address is listed in Murray, police said.
Anyone with information about Vick is asked to call the Salt Lake City Police Department at 801-799-3000. Anonymous tips can also be texted to 274637, or CRIMES. The message must begin with TIPSLCPD and reference case No. 13-82114.
