Tooele woman accidentally shoots herself in leg

TOOELE — A woman was flown to the hospital after accidentally shooting herself in the leg Saturday evening.

The woman, 31, "mishandled" a small-caliber handgun in a home near 800 W. Van Dyke Way about 5:30 p.m., said Tooele Police Lt. Paul Wimmer. The woman was taken by helicopter to the Intermountain Medical Center. Her injuries were not expected to be life-threatening, Wimmer said.

— Aaron Falk Man faces felony charges in sex abuse

SALT LAKE CITY — A 34-year-old Salt Lake City man accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl was charged Friday with five counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and two counts of sodomy upon a child.

Jarrod Preston Nichols first abused the girl on Nov. 1, 2009, when he touched her inappropriately with his hands and mouth, court documents said. The victim said Nichols also tried to pull down her pants on Feb. 7, 2010, but she managed to fight him off. The struggle left her with bruising and scratches on her hip.

Court documents also said Nichols said in a statement he performed a sex act on the girl, made her touch him, and touched her with his hands and mouth more than twice.

Both charges are first-degree felonies.

— Abigail Shaha