"Super Dell" Schanze is being prosecuted by Saratoga Springs City for carrying a concealed dangerous weapon, reckless driving and three counts of child seat belt violations.
A police officer stopped Schanze after allegedly seeing him "weaving in and out of traffic" on Redwood Road, according to city prosecutor Lindsay Jarvis.
After stopping Schanze on Aug. 18, the officer allegedly found a loaded gun in a fanny pack Schanze was wearing, Jarvis said Thursday. She added that Schanze's concealed-carry permit had expired.
In addition, Jarvis alleged that no one in the car was wearing a seat belt.
But Schanze --former owner of the Totally Awesome chain of computer and gun stores -- told The Salt Lake Tribune he was not carrying a weapon.
"No, I didn't have a gun in my fanny pack," Schanze said. "They have zero evidence."
As for the reckless driving charge, Schanze said he was "rocking [the car] back and forth to entertain the kids," but said he was driving 15 mph below the speed limit and never left his traffic lane.
Schanze said he, his wife and four children, age 4 to 15, were all wearing seat belts. However, two children were sharing a seat belt because the rental car they were in seats only five, he said.
Schanze said he and his family were "going for ice cream" when the police officer decided to harass him.
"It was the exact same officer as was in on the Draper flying incident," Schanze added. "He was trying to do anything he could to be vindictive."
Schanze was referring to being charged with disrupting traffic for buzzing Interstate 15 in a powered paraglider in 2006. He was sentenced to probation, counseling and a fine after pleading no contest to a public nuisance charge in Draper City's justice court.
In 2005, Schanze was charged with brandishing a weapon at three angry Draper residents who confronted him about speeding through their neighborhood.
A jury acquitted Schanze of the weapons charge, saying none of the residents reported feeling threatened. But jurors convicted Schanze of lying to officers because he omitted mentioning pulling the gun in a written police statement. Prior to trial, Schanze pleaded guilty to driving 50 mph in a 25-mph zone.
