4 indicted in Trolley rampage

When he bought the .38 Special, Sulejman Talovic hinted that something would happen.

"Mr. Talovic made remarks that, at least in the mind of one individual, led him to think that he may use the firearm in a crime," U.S. Attorney for Utah Brett Tolman told the Deseret Morning News. "He was not sure what crime. He sort of had an assumption that maybe it had something to do with a bank robbery."

A federal grand jury indicted four people on gun charges linked to Talovic's shooting rampage at the Trolley Square mall. Five people were killed and four others wounded. One of the men indicted worked with the 18-year-old killer at a construction job last year.

Those indicted are:

• Mackenzie Glade Hunter, 19, of West Jordan, on charges of possession of a firearm by a user of controlled substances and unlawful transfer of a firearm to a juvenile.

• Brenden Taylor Brown, 20, of West Jordan, on charges of unlawful transfer of a firearm to a juvenile and making false statements to authorities.

• Matthew Hautala, 20, of Rock Springs, Wyo., on a charge of making a false material statement.

• Westley Wayne Hill, 38, of West Valley City, on charges of unlawful transfer of a firearm and failure to make appropriate entry and maintain required records.

"If these individuals had followed federal firearm laws now in existence, Mr. Talovic would not have had these firearms to use in the tragedy that unfolded in Trolley Square on Feb. 12," Tolman said Thursday.

Hill, Hunter and Brown made appearances in federal court on Thursday, pleading not guilty. A trial was set for July 16.

Lawyers for Brown and Hunter did not return calls Thursday. Hautala is serving in the U.S. Army in South Carolina. Authorities said he will be returned to Utah to face the charges.

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Hunter and Brown are accused of selling Talovic a Smith & Wesson .38 Special Model 36 revolver at a Salt Lake City-area fast food restaurant sometime between July 16 and July 28 of 2006. Talovic was 17 at the time.

The gun was used to kill one of the first victims in the rampage, federal prosecutors revealed Thursday.

"Several casings that were recovered from the scene indicate that he fired several rounds from that firearm," assistant U.S. Attorney Carlos Esqueda said.