Utah Man Operates Above And Kills Spouse In Airport Parking Garage Immediately after Returning From Holiday: Law enforcement

Salt Lake Metropolis Police Department’s Murder Squad arrested 38-12 months-previous Shawn Christopher Sturgeon on Monday, who they say was under the influence when he fatally reversed about and dragged his spouse Charlotte, 29.

The incident transpired shortly immediately after 2:30 PM on the 2nd-level of the limited-expression parking garage at Salt Lake Metropolis Global Airport.

“Information have been that a feminine was operate around by a car,” a possible trigger assertion received by Gephardt Day-to-day claimed. “On even further investigation and online video surveillance, it was determined that the A/P (arrested person) was driving the motor vehicle and the particular person that he ran about was his wife.”

“The arriving officers mentioned that the A/P appeared to be below the influence of liquor as evidenced by the odor coming from his mouth and glassy bloodshot eyes.”

In accordance to law enforcement, surveillance video displays Shawn Sturgeon positioning their younger child into the rear passenger-facet again seat of the SUV, prior to receiving into the driver’s seat.

His spouse was standing amongst the motor vehicle and the open up rear passenger door, beside the boy or girl — when Sturgeon started reversing the car, the assertion states.

“The victim’s legs can be noticed flailing about as he continues to reverse, (the victim) becoming dragged, which brings about her to tumble to the floor less than the car,” it suggests.

“The A/P drives forward and then runs the target more than with the right rear passenger tire and drives somewhere around 10 feet before stopping. The A/P then walks the target to the vehicle and puts her in the entrance passenger seat.”

In accordance to a assertion unveiled by SLCPF, Sturgeon drove the car or truck, with his spouse critically injured inside of, to the airport parking payment booths exactly where he questioned for aid.

“Mainly because Sturgeon drove from the garage to the parking payment booths, SLCPD founded two crime scenes to document and accumulate evidence,” they stated.

Paramedics attempted lifesaving methods at the scene just before dashing the younger mother to medical center, wherever endeavours ongoing, but in vain.

Detectives took her spouse to the airport’s General public Basic safety building for questioning he was booked there on a person depend of Automobile Homicide – Prison Carelessness DUI of Alcohol/Medicine.

“The A/P made many spontaneous utterances that he ‘ran my wife about,’ ‘killed my wife’ and ‘I accidentally ran her over’,” the possible lead to statement said.

But at the station, “The A/P said he preferred an attorney and did not make any statements with regards to the incident.”

He is getting held with out bail.