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A Tooele man accused of shooting at a police officer and stranded motorist in July has been arrested.
U.S. marshals arrested Saul Martinez, 33, in Los Angeles on Monday, according to a Department of Public Safety news release.
Martinez allegedly fired on an off-duty Salt Lake International Airport officer on July 8 while the lawman was helping a stranded motorist on the shoulder of S.R. 201 near 8500 West, police say.
The officer reported to the Utah Highway Patrol that while he was helping a motorist on the side of the road that night, a driver got out and approached the two. The stranded motorist said, "This guy is here to kill me." The interloper, allegedly Martinez, then opened fire. No one was hurt in the shooting.
Martinez is being held in Los Angeles and awaits his extradition hearing, the news release states.