LISA WINNETT

District Attorney for Salt Lake County

PETER PANTS, 1234
Deputy District Attorney
100 East 100 North
Salt Lake City, Utah 84000


The undersigned Detective Alexander Steen - Salt Lake Police Department, Agency Case
No. 2014-7516, under oath states on information and belief that the defendant committed the
crime of:

COUNT I
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, 76-5-103(2)(b) UCA, Second Degree Felony, as follows: That on or
about May 23, 2014, at 50 East 200 South, in Salt Lake County, State of Utah, the
defendant did commit assault as defined in Utah Code Section 76-5-102, resulting in
serious bodily injury, used (1) a dangerous weapon as defined in Utah Code Section
76-1-601; or (2) other means of force likely to produce death or serious bodily injury.




IN THE THIRD DISTRICT COURT, SALT LAKE DEPARTMENT
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SALT LAKE, STATE OF UTAH

THE STATE OF UTAH,

Plaintiff,

-vs-

JAMES PARKER
DOB 6/19/1986
3340 South 500 East
SLC,UT

Defendant.


Screened by: P. Pants
Assigned to: B. Smith (Monday)
DAO# 0054321

BAIL: $25,000
Warrant/Release: IN JAIL


I N F O R M A T I O N


Case no.

INFORMATION
DAO No. 0054321
Page 2



THIS INFORMATION IS BASED ON EVIDENCE OBTAINED FROM THE FOLLOWING
WITNESSES:

J. Strickland, A. Droosby, W. Carter, J. Orbacker, D. Backes, A. Steen, J. Bouwmeester,
B. Jackman, K. Shattenkirk, Dr. Krecji, A. Pietrangelo.


PROBABLE CAUSE STATEMENT:

Your affiant bases this information upon the following:

The report of Salt Lake Police Officer David Backes on May 23, 2014, he was dispatched
to The Galivan Center on a report of fight in progress. At the scene Backes observed William
Carter laying on the ground with stab wounds.

On the statement of Joseph Strickland, that he was working at the Skating Rink when he
saw Allen Droosby and William Carter arguing with 2 other men, later identified as Justin
Orbacker and Defendant JAMES PARKER. Strickland saw Carter swing his fist at the
Defendant. Then the Defendant pulled a knife out of his pocket and hit Carter 3 or 4 times in the
chest. Carter fell to the ground and the Defendant and Orbacker fled the scene.

On the statement of Officer Barret Jackman, he was dispatched to the corner of 200 South
State Street where after a short chase he apprehended a male, later identified as the defendant.
Detective Alexander Steen brought Droosby and Strickland to his location where they positively
identified Defendant as the stabber. Defendant had blood on his right hand.

On the statement of Crime Scene Investigator Kevin Shattenkirk, on May 23, 2014, He
went to the scene and found a knife with blood on it, east of the skating rink. Shattenkirk
swabbed the Defendants right hand to obtain blood samples, he also obtained buccal swabs for
Carter, Orbacker, and Defendant.

On the statement of Dr. Krecji an ER doctor, on May 23, 2014, he treated William Carter
for 4 deep cutting wounds to the left chest, including a puncture to his left lung. Dr. Krecji stated
that without immediate medical attention the wounds could very well have been lethal.





INFORMATION
DAO No. 0054321
Page 3


Evidence from the knife and swabs were transported to the State Crime Lab for testing
along with a request for DNA analysis. Criminal Analyst Anna Pietrangelo concluded that the
blood on the Knife and PARKERS hands was that of William Carter.











_________________________________________
DETECTIVE ALEXANDER STEEN
Affiant

Subscribed and sworn to before me this _________
day of July, 2014.



_________________________________________
MAGISTRATE
Authorized for presentment and Filing:

LISA WINNETT, District Attorney



__________________________________
Deputy District Attorney
July 29, 2014