In April of this year, a driver allegedly threatened U.S. Senate candidate Evan McMullin and his wife with a gun as they drove home from a campaign event in southern Utah.
The man, identified as Jack Aaron Whelchel, attempted to force the McMullins off the road in Highland, Utah. In a statement Saturday, McMullin said he and his wife, Emily, "were followed, chased and threatened by a man brandishing a firearm.”
Whelchel, who has pleaded not guilty, was charged with threatening with or using a dangerous weapon, a class A misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, an infraction. A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Sept. 2.
Read more about what McMullin and his attorney are saying about the incident.
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