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ST. GEORGE — A man accused of chasing six juveniles to a residence and firing a bullet in the ground appeared for sentencing last month. The judge rendered a ruling that tempered justice with mercy for the 74-year-old who had no prior criminal history.
The defendant, 74-year-old Alan Brent Culver-Ashby, of Ivins, pleaded no contest during a sentencing hearing on Dec. 22, on aggravated assault and discharge of a firearm, third-degree felonies. The remaining five felony aggravated assault charges were dismissed in exchange for the no contest plea.
Ashby was charged following his arrest by officers during a traffic stop in Ivins on April 16, 2023, after two revolvers were located during a search of the van he was driving. This discovery included a Smith and Wesson .38 caliber revolver that officers say they suspect was used in a road rage incident reported earlier that same evening.
In that incident, police say, several juveniles at an Ivins residence reported riding in a pickup truck when they were chased by a dark-colored van driven by Culver-Ashby. When the juveniles stopped at the residence, Ashby got out of the van, fired a round into the ground at least one time and ordered the teens to get on the ground, police say.
