A West Valley man who was shot by police after allegedly shooting at a SWAT team’s armored vehicle is now facing 19 criminal charges.
Steven Allen Whites, 42, was charged Monday in 3rd District Court with 12 counts of assault on an officer, a second-degree felony; four counts of aggravated assault and two counts of endangering a police K-9, third-degree felonies; and causing an accident, a class B misdemeanor.
The series of events began on Dec. 15 when a woman called West Valley police saying she was involved in a minor traffic collision with another vehicle near 3450 W. 3500 South. But police say when the woman approached the other driver to exchange information, he pointed a gun at her and her passenger…