Court documents have released new details regarding a police standoff in Saratoga Springs that occurred late Saturday and into Sunday. David G. Logsdon, 46, was taken into custody and jailed following the incident.
The incident began when Utah County Central Dispatch received a call at 9:24 p.m. Saturday from a woman reporting her husband was intoxicated, violent, and had pointed a gun at her head. Saratoga Springs police responded to a residence near 1300 S. Parkside Drive and established a perimeter. While officers were on the perimeter, they believed they could hear gunshots coming from inside the home. During the standoff, a 20-month-old toddler was present in the residence. An immediate action team entered the home to retrieve the child from the basement, who was then transferred to EMS for a medical assessment.
Logsdon was observed through a back window appearing to be covered in blood and refusing commands to surrender or show he was unarmed. According to court documents, Logsdon threw various objects outside the home, including a computer monitor, several glass alcohol bottles, and several books. These objects reportedly nearly struck officers. After 3.5 hours of failed attempts at a peaceful resolution, authorities deployed less than lethal chemical munitions into the room where Logsdon was located. He exited the room minutes later and was taken into custody.
Logsdon was transported to Utah Valley Hospital for examination after officers observed wounds on his arms. He was subsequently booked into the Utah County Correctional Facility and ordered held without bail. He faces multiple charges, including assault on a peace officer or family member producing injury or death, property damage or destruction costing more than $5,000, aggravated assault, domestic violence in the presence of a child with injury or weapon death, carrying a dangerous weapon while under the influence, threat of violence, and public intoxication.
The arrest document details the circumstances surrounding the standoff and the specific felony and misdemeanor charges against the 46-year-old man.
