PARK CITY — Criminal charges were filed Tuesday against a Centerville man accused of assaulting a Florida congressman during a private party at the Sundance Film Festival. Two of the charges come with hate crime penalty enhancements.
Christian Joel Young, 28, is charged in Summit County’s 3rd District Court with aggravated burglary, a first-degree felony, and two counts of assault, a class A misdemeanor. Prosecutors are charging the two counts of assault under Utah’s “victim targeting penalty enhancement” code — the state’s hate crimes law — saying Young “intentionally selected the victims of those offenses because of his belief or perception regarding their personal attributes.”
On Saturday, Young “attempted to enter an invitation-only event at a Park City building but was denied entry. He was later chased off by security guards after he jumped a security fence,” according to charging documents…