- Mikkel Troy Workman, 43, is charged with shooting at his ex-girlfriend on Sept. 12.
- Charges include being a restricted person with a gun and illegal firearm discharge.
- Workman was previously convicted of attempted kidnapping of the same woman.
WEST VALLEY CITY — A Utah man previously convicted of assaulting a woman and holding her in an elevator for over two hours is now facing a new charge accusing him of shooting at the same woman.
Mikkel Troy Workman, 43, was charged on Thursday in 3rd District Court with being a restricted person in possession of a gun, a second-degree felony; and three counts of illegal discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony. All charges come with a domestic violence penalty enhancement if convicted. Additionally, Workman was charged with criminal mischief, a class A misdemeanor.
On Sept. 12, a 43-year-old woman says Workman, her ex-boyfriend, was driving behind her and then pulled up along her car's passenger side.
"(She) then heard a loud noise and the sound of shattering glass," as her front passenger exclaimed that Workman "just shot at me," according to charging documents.
The shot prompted the woman to slam on her brakes and Workman swerved in front of her. The passenger "saw Workman attempting to aim the firearm at him and (the woman). (He) saw Workman switch the firearm from his right to left hand and heard two additional gunshots as (the woman) drove away," the charges state.
Prosecutors say Workman was previously convicted of a domestic violence-related offense against the same woman. He pleaded guilty to attempted kidnapping in 2021. In that case, he forced the woman into an elevator and then "put a tote box in front of the doors, so the elevator doors would not close. (He) then sat in his vehicle and watched the victim, making sure she did not leave. Anytime the victim would move, (Workman) would run to the elevator and yell at her, threatened to kill her, and told her the world would be better off without her living. (He) kept the victim in the elevator for approximately 2 ½ hours," the court documents say.
Domestic violence resources
Help for people in abusive relationships can be found by contacting:
- Utah Domestic Violence Coalition: Utah's confidential statewide, 24-hour domestic violence hotline at 1-800-897-LINK (5465)
- YWCA Utah Survivor Services: 801-537-8600
- Utah's statewide child abuse and neglect hotline: 1-855-323-DCFS (3237)
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
