infoMan who drew bow and arrow on SLC protesters is in jail, charged with three felonies

Man who drew bow and arrow on SLC protesters is in jail, charged with three felonies

Brandon E. McCormick showed up at Saturday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s downtown protest, armed with a bow and arrow, to protect police from unruly demonstrators.

After McCormick was seen aiming the bow at protesters and appearing to fire off a couple of shots while screaming \u00e2\u0080\u009call lives matter!\u00e2\u0080\u009d, he was swarmed by a mob who beat him up before flipping his car over and torching it.

Now the 57-year-old Taylorsville man, who has spent nearly two decades of his life behind bars in California and once was convicted of battery against a public safety officer, faces three felony counts for aiming his weapon at protesters.

All three counts are Utah\u00e2\u0080\u0099s lowest grade of felony. Each is punishable by up to five years in prison. McCormick was also charged with a misdemeanor count of threatening or using a weapon in a fight. That count carries up to a year in jail.