Man accused of threatening Salt Lake police with loaded gun near homeless resource center

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A man was arrested after police said he threatened them with a loaded gun near a homeless resource center in Salt Lake City.36-year-old Miles Moreland was booke

Man accused of threatening Salt Lake police with loaded gun near homeless resource center on Feb. 28, 2024. A man was arrested after police said he threatened them with a loaded gun near a homeless resource center in Salt Lake City.

36-year-old Miles Moreland was booked into the Salt Lake County Metro Jail after he allegedly brandished a gun and threatened two officers from the Central Patrol Division’s Homeless Resource Center Squad on Wednesday afternoon. According to officers with the Salt Lake City Police Department, the incident happened around before 4 p.m.. near 151 East 700 South when Moreland confronted the officers.Medical call leads to SLC SWAT standoff when suspect threatens medics with gun, police say

"Based on the preliminary information, the two officers were patrolling the area when Moreland allegedly reached into his waistband, pulled out a gun, and threatened them," a SLCPD press release read. Following a brief standoff, officers successfully took Moreland into custody without further incident. No injuries were reported.

 

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