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A Sandy man charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault for pointing a rifle at police officers responding to a domestic violence situation has resolved his criminal case.
Ivan Clarence Kaumans —who was shot and wounded by the officers — was charged in 3rd District Court with five counts of third-degree felony aggravated assault and one class B misdemeanor count of damage to or interruption of a communication device for events on Oct. 2.
On Thursday, Kaumans entered guilty pleas in abeyance to two counts of aggravated assault, and all other counts were dismissed.
Judge Charlene Barlow said the case will be dismissed in 36 months if Kaumans obtains mental health and substance abuse evaluations and completes all recommended treatment, according to court records.
According to Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill — who ruled the shooting of Kaumans by police to be justified — Kaumans' wife called 911 on Oct. 2 to report that her husband was intoxicated and threatening her and their son with a knife. She also said Kaumans had a rifle — which she believed was unloaded — and was threatening to shoot people.
When Sandy police arrived, Kaumans came out to the front yard with a rifle, and Officer Clayton Swensen yelled at him several times to drop the gun, according to Gill. The officer said Kaumans manipulated the rifle's action, brought it up to his shoulder, and aimed it at Swensen and other police officers near him.
Swensen fired his AR-15 rifle at Kaumans, hitting him in the arm and chest.
Kaumans, who spent 69 days in the Salt Lake County jail, was released Thursday.