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A Victorville man accused of attempted murder and assault with a firearm on a peace officer has been found not guilty on both charges, despite cell phone video that showed a violent attack on a San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy in 2019.
"Disbelief, I didn't believe it," said Meagan McCarthy, the deputy injured in the attack. "I think it took a couple hours to actually hit me."
The suspect, Ari Young, suffers from schizophrenia. He was found guilty of negligent discharge of a firearm. But the jury hung on three other charges: battery against a peace officer, removal of an officer's sidearm and resisting arrest.
The incident took place on Sept. 4th, 2019 on Cabazon Ct. in Victorville. McCarthy was responding to a 911 call for a domestic disturbance.
"All the information that dispatch relayed to me was a woman was on the phone saying 'Oh my god, oh my god; get my son out of here,'" said McCarthy. "As I'm walking up to the front door of that house, I see the front door open, and out comes the male -- the suspect -- and the woman who I assume is the reporting party. And she has a knife in her hand and she's on the phone with dispatch."
"I make it just onto the driveway and he confronts me head on. He's very, very angry; he's very upset. His fists are clenched. I walk around behind him, and put his hands at the small of his back. I tell him to relax, it's OK, ask him what's going on, just to pat him down for weapons and that set him off and began the assault," she continued.
Video shot by a neighbor through an upstairs window appears to show Young and McCarthy struggling. As McCarthy falls to the ground, there's a struggle over her firearm. Young is then able to remove the weapon from McCarthy.
"I turn and I run, and I run for the nearest cover I can find which is a bush. And I hear a gunshot go off, and I knew he was shooting at me," said McCarthy.
Other deputies arrive moments later, and a deputy-involved shooting occurred. Young was shot several times and was taken by ambulance to a local hospital.
A Victorville man accused of attempted murder and assault with a firearm on a peace officer has been found not guilty on both charges, despite cell phone video that showed a violent attack on a San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy in 2019.
"Disbelief, I didn't believe it," said Meagan McCarthy, the deputy injured in the attack. "I think it took a couple hours to actually hit me."
The suspect, Ari Young, suffers from schizophrenia. He was found guilty of negligent discharge of a firearm. But the jury hung on three other charges: battery against a peace officer, removal of an officer's sidearm and resisting arrest.
The incident took place on Sept. 4th, 2019 on Cabazon Ct. in Victorville. McCarthy was responding to a 911 call for a domestic disturbance.
"All the information that dispatch relayed to me was a woman was on the phone saying 'Oh my god, oh my god; get my son out of here,'" said McCarthy. "As I'm walking up to the front door of that house, I see the front door open, and out comes the male -- the suspect -- and the woman who I assume is the reporting party. And she has a knife in her hand and she's on the phone with dispatch."
"I make it just onto the driveway and he confronts me head on. He's very, very angry; he's very upset. His fists are clenched. I walk around behind him, and put his hands at the small of his back. I tell him to relax, it's OK, ask him what's going on, just to pat him down for weapons and that set him off and began the assault," she continued.
Video shot by a neighbor through an upstairs window appears to show Young and McCarthy struggling. As McCarthy falls to the ground, there's a struggle over her firearm. Young is then able to remove the weapon from McCarthy.
"I turn and I run, and I run for the nearest cover I can find which is a bush. And I hear a gunshot go off, and I knew he was shooting at me," said McCarthy.
Other deputies arrive moments later, and a deputy-involved shooting occurred. Young was shot several times and was taken by ambulance to a local hospital.