September 12, 2023 |
Photo – Mugshot Melvin Bagley – Courtesy CCSO
A 73-year-old man appeared in Carbon County Circuit Court last Wednesday on attempted murder charges.
According to court documents, Melvin Leon Bagley faces two counts of 2nd Degree Attempted Murder and two counts of Aggravated Assault along with additional charges of Reckless Endangerment and Reckless Driving.
On Sunday afternoon, September 3, around 12:40 in the afternoon, Wyoming Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies responded to a call about a man with a gun near milepost 22 on US 287.
According to official police documents, the caller told Dispatch that a relative shot her and another family member. The victims fled towards Rawlins, followed by the assailant in a separate vehicle. The caller reported the assailant rammed the back of their vehicle and was continuing to shoot at them.
Troopers intercepted the vehicles near milepost 14. Both vehicles stopped and Bagley surrendered to Troopers without incident.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) transported the victims to Carbon County Memorial Hospital. One of the victims was transported to a trauma center because of the seriousness of their injuries.
Bagley remains in custody at the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office with a $500,000 cash bond.
