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Chavez Booked After Sandy Carjackings
Gustavo Dee Chavez, 24, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail after police said he tried to take two vehicles at gunpoint in Sandy on Tuesday and fired a round into the ground. He was ordered held without bail.
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A jail booking is the custody step, not a conviction, and no jury has heard this account. The no-bail order is what keeps him in jail while prosecutors decide what to file. Both women were unhurt.
Gustavo Dee Chavez, 24, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of two counts of first-degree aggravated robbery, one count of receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle, aggravated assault, and felony discharge of a firearm. He was ordered held without bail.
Police said that on Tuesday he pointed a gun at a woman at 9346 South 700 East in Sandy and fired a round into the ground near her feet when she would not give up her keys. She handed over the keys and ran. He could not start that vehicle, left it, and took a second one at 178 East 9140 South by pointing a gun at the driver. Neither woman was hurt.
Officers tracked the second vehicle into Herriman. Police said Chavez drove south in the northbound lanes, then left the car in Saratoga Springs. The car had a different license plate, and a plate reported stolen in Sandy was inside. He was arrested after a search that included a drone. Police said a gun was recovered. Nearby schools were placed on secure status during the search.
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