A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a gang member who has allegedly been intimidating witnesses after he was charged in both a shooting at a cemetery and a shooting outside the Fashion Place mall in January.
Jesus Joshua Payan-Mendoza, 20, of Heber, has been charged with two counts of witness tampering in Third District Court. The charge carries up to 15 years in prison.
Payan-Mendoza was already facing a charge of attempted murder, a first-degree felony, after he reportedly fired at a group of rival gang members in the Taylorsville Memorial Cemetery on Jan.