LOGAN — A 19-year-old Brigham City man has admitted to brandishing a gun during a domestic dispute in Mendon. Bryant Wayne Chournos was arrested and booked into the Cache County Jail in January following the incident.
According to court records, Chournos appeared March 31 in Logan’s 1st District Court. He accepted a plea deal, pleading guilty to burglary, amended to a third-degree felony; along with carrying a dangerous weapon while under the influence and assault, amended to class B misdemeanors.
In exchange for Chournos’ guilty plea, prosecutors dismissed three remaining charges.
Early on the morning of January 5, Cache County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a domestic dispute in progress. Chournos was reportedly intoxicated, had a firearm, and was wanting to fight.
The complainant reported that Chournos, who she had previously been in a relationship with, had arrived at her Mendon residence uninvited. He stated to her that he was going to fight with her guests inside the home, pushing his way into a garage door.
The woman told deputies, she told Chournos to leave several times and pushed him towards the door but he resisted. During the dispute, the defendant slid a small gun out of a holster and into his right hand pocket.
Chournos reportedly fled the scene before law enforcement arrived.
The victim provided deputies with a video of the altercation. It reportedly showed him refusing to leave and placing the gun in his pocket.
Deputies spoke to Chournos on the phone shortly after arriving at the incident. He denied the allegations of drinking, fighting, or having a gun.
A few hours later, Box Elder County Sheriff’s deputies located Chournos driving his vehicle and took him into custody without incident. Inside the vehicle they reportedly found a small handgun under the seat along with ammunition, and several open containers of alcohol, the arrest paperwork described.
Chournos is currently out of jail on $10,000 bail. He is scheduled to be sentenced May 12 and could face up to five years in prison.