Man arrested after shooting rifle into air to scare ex-girlfriend, police say

WEST VALLEY CITY — A man was taken into custody Monday after police say he fired a rifle into the air to scare his ex-girlfriend the day before.

A probable cause statement for the incident identified 19-year-old Rafael Gomez Pedroza as the man arrested.

The events began early Sunday morning, the statement said, when a woman went to Pedroza’s residence to pick up her child. She told police that Pedroza was the father, and authorities later determined that was true…

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