A man is facing criminal charges after officers found him walking near Ogden Marathon participants with a loaded shotgun and later discovered he'd allegedly set his apartment on fire.
Richard Jason Gallegos, 40, of Ogden, was charged Monday in 2nd District Court with aggravated arson, a first-degree felony, and felony discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony.
The strange series of events began on Saturday when police working at the Ogden Marathon received a possible bomb threat call, according to charging documents. They later saw Gallegos "walking near participants with a shotgun," police said.
Because of the recent bomb threat, they arrested him after a "small foot chase," the charges state.