Sandy man arrested after alleged bomb threat and damaging over 50 cars, police say

A Sandy man was arrested Monday night after police say went through the parking area of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute and damaged numerous vehicles.

Officers located 54 damaged vehicles as of midday Tuesday and were still counting, said University of Utah Police Capt. Brian Lohrke. The damage on each vehicle ranges from smashed windows to large dents.

Luke James Bullard, 27, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of 65 counts of causing property damage and one count of making a terroristic threat.

Just after 8 p.m. Monday, police were called to the Huntsman Mental Health Institute, 501 S. Chipeta Way, on a report of a man making bomb threats. “Hospital security reported that Luke had advised them of bombs placed around the building,” according to a police booking affidavit.

The hospital went into lockdown as a precaution. Hospital staff then advised police Bullard “was walking around the parking lot, smashing and breaking car windows,” the affidavit alleges.

Read more: KSLTV (Salt Lake City, UT)