Yahir Morales Aguirre was arrested by Logan City Police early Tuesday morning for an aggravated burglary, a first-degree felony charge, due to his alleged involvement in an April 22 break-in where the homeowner shot Julio Dalton Lopez.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, 20-year-old Aguirre was one of the individuals who allegedly entered the home.
The report stated that officers were called to the home at about 2:20 a.m. the morning of the incident by the homeowner, who said three men had entered his home and that he had shot one of them.
The man later explained to officers that upon answering a knock at his door, he was “struck in the face multiple times,” though he couldn’t identify which individual hit him.
The officer wrote in the affidavit that he “observed redness on the left side of his face and a split lip” as well as a pair of broken glasses.
“He said he was able to wrestle the individual away and run upstairs to his room,” the affidavit stated. “Once in his room, he retrieved his handgun and returned downstairs, to find three individuals in his living room. He then shot one of the individuals and the other two ran outside.”
He dragged the man he had shot — who was later identified as Lopez — to his driveway, where police administered aid before he was transferred to Logan Regional Hospital and eventually McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden.
“While at the hospital,” the affidavit stated, “JL made comments about knowing the homeowner and taking care of business.”
Officers also stopped a vehicle leaving the area of the alleged crime. The affidavit stated there were three individuals in the car, all of whom were taken in for questioning. Two cell phones were found in the vehicle, but only one belonged to the individuals who were in the car.
One of the individuals — Juan Carlos Miranda — was arrested for an aggravated burglary charge on May 3. The affidavit for his arrest stated that he and another occupant of the vehicle were likely the two individuals who accompanied Lopez into the house.
A few days after the incident, the affidavit said, the officer heard from one of these individuals, who said their friend — Aguirre — had left their phone in the vehicle and wanted to get it back. The officer said Aguirre would need to contact him.
“I advised him there was a search warrant for the phone and requested the password,” the officer said in the affidavit. “Yahir provided the password.”
After further investigation, the officer determined Yahir was likely the third individual the homeowner said entered their property.
Police are still searching for Lopez, who was discharged from the hospital.
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