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SALT LAKE CITY — A man who police say showed up at a fight involving teenagers, pistol-whipping one and pointing a gun at another, has been arrested.
Adrian Augustus Randy Lee Hugar, 36, was arrested for investigation of aggravated child abuse, aggravated assault and being a restricted person in possession of a weapon.
The investigation began on Aug. 22 when two teen girls agreed to fight at Redwood Meadows Park, 1768 W. 400 North, according to a police booking affidavit. Several other teens were also at the park to watch the fight.
During the fight, two men drove up, including Hugar. He then "pulled a firearm and pistol-whipped a 14-year-old male juvenile in the nose, then pointed the firearm at a 14-year-old female with his finger on the trigger," the affidavit states.
The boy was taken to a local hospital "where it was confirmed he sustained serious injury, breaking his nose," police wrote in the affidavit.
Police originally arrested the second man, who is the father of one of the girls who was fighting. But after receiving additional information, the man was released and Hugar was arrested on Friday. Hugar's parole agent told police that his ankle monitor placed him at the park at the time of the fight. One witness told police that Hugar claimed he was there to stop the group from "jumping" one of the teens.
