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Community activist Michael Clara charged with multiple felonies for shooting at car that struck him

Salt Lake County prosecutors charged activist Jon Michael Clara with seven felonies on Tuesday — one for each time authorities say he fired at a stolen vehicle that struck his car in late November and sped away.

Clara, 55, has posted on Facebook that he didn’t believe he did anything wrong in the Nov. 23 altercation, when he said he responded in self-defense by shooting at the vehicle that hit his car. Clara’s attorney, Clayton Simms, did not immediately respond Tuesday to a request for comment.

Charging documents say Clara told police he was driving north near 900 W.