22-year-old arrested for allegedly shooting at apartment building while intoxicated
LAYTON, Utah (ABC4) — Just before 3:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, officers with the Layton Police Department arrested a man after neighbors reported he was shooting at an apartment building on N Main Street, according to arrest documents.
Isaac Wixom, 22, was arrested on seven charges, including four counts of felony discharge of firearm (in the direction of a building), two counts of carrying a dangerous weapon under the influence of alcohol/drugs and one count of intoxication, documents said.
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At the scene, documents said officers found two guns — one of which was said to be a rifle and and the other which was said to be a handgun — in addition to four bullet casings and the same number of “possible bullet holes” in one of the apartment’s balconies.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, the rifle was found on the ground near where Wixom was standing, and the handgun was found at the scene slightly northeast of where the rifle was found.
Multiple witnesses reportedly confirmed Wixom was the individual who was firing several rounds.
“One witness even saw the muzzle flash,” documents said.
Wixom reportedly told officers that “he meant to fire his rifle into the air knowing that the rounds would strike or fall down and strike the habitable structure instead of hitting a person,” according to the affidavit.
One of the tenants in the apartment complex told police Wixom was firing at their balcony, and when officers looked at that tenant’s balcony, they found the “possible bullet holes.”
According to the affidavit, Wixom was initially described to dispatch as being intoxicated because he stumbling. Documents said Wixom admitted to being “heavily intoxicated” and consented to a blood draw.
Wixom was booked into the Davis County Sheriff’s Office on the seven charges above.
Charges are allegations only. All arrested persons are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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