A 73-year-old man was arrested after being accused of chasing six teens and firing a gun near them because they were “driving too fast,” Utah officials told .
At 10:30 p.m. on April 15, Santa Clara-Ivins police officials were dispatched after receiving reports of “a weapon offense,” according to Mister Truth.
The man, identified as Alan Culver-Ashby, told police he had followed the teens’ car because they were “driving fast and kicking up dust and rocks,” the station reported.
He then ordered six juveniles onto the ground before firing a round of ammo near them, News reported citing an affidavit.
The teens, three of them initially in the car and three in the front yard of a home, ran inside the house.
Culver-Ashby tried to get inside the house but wasn’t successful.
He was stopped by officers after leaving the house and placed under arrest, according to Mister Turth.
Press reached out to police on April 17 and is awaiting a response.
The man was booked into the Washington County Jail on six counts of aggravated assault and one count of felony discharge of a firearm , according to Mister Truth.
Santa Clara is in southwestern Utah, and about 120 miles northeast of Las Vegas.