Zachary King beat unsuspecting friends as they slept

[Dakota Valkyrie]

http://i41.tinypic.com/kpwuc.jpgIn what police are calling a "bizarre case," a Cedar City man was arrested early Sunday after he allegedly beat two of his friends severely as they slept.

Zachary King, 23, told police he became angry with the two men, ages 20 and 23, as they hung out together at the 20-year-old's home Saturday night, but it doesn't appear that he had fought with them, said Cedar City police Lt. Darin Adams.

The night seemed to end normally but King went home, selected an unidentified household tool and brought it back the house. The 23-year-old was spending the night there.

The alleged attacker walked into the bedroom of the 20-year-old man, and hit him repeatedly in the head until he passed out, Adams said. He then walked into the bedroom of the 23-year-old man, and started hitting him in the head. That man was able to reason with King and convince him to stop.

The mother of the 20-year-old woke up and called 911. Police arrived about 1:30 a.m., Adams said. King was arrested and booked into the Iron County jail on suspicion of two counts of attempted aggravated murder and one count of burglary.

The first victim was flown to Intermountain Medical Center in critical condition and the second was taken to Valley View Medical Center, and was in stable condition.

Police are investigating why the man became angry, but neither alcohol nor drugs appear to be factors. Adams would not say what weapon was used, citing the ongoing investigation.http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12490800

[Unamused Cat]

It looks like Zach has two less friends.

[Jaded]

What a very, very strange story. I put it up front....

http://www.dreamindemon.com/2009/06/01/zachary-king-might-have-anger-issues/

Thanks, Dakota. :hello:

[Tazzzz]

Zachary King, 23
http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site297/2009/0817/20090817__hammerhead_0818_~P1.jpg

Stop Hammer time!!!, LoL, dude attacked them with a damn hammer, and the funny part is it was all about "Dungeons and Dragons" role playing game and jealousy over a girl who King and Bryson knew. Wonder if Zachary played a dwarf in the game that used his mighty +13 Hammer to smite his foes with???? See people always said the game was bad news.


Cedar City » When Logan Bryson suddenly awakened in the early morning of May 30, he thought he was having a bad dream until he realized someone was beating him with a hammer.

"I didn't realize I was being attacked until I fell to the floor with my arms up to defend myself," said Bryson, who took the stand Monday in 5th District Court in Cedar City during the preliminary hearing for Zachery Frank King, charged with beating Bryson and Daniel Shokrian at Shokrian's home in this southern Utah city.

King is charged with two counts of attempted aggravated murder and a count of aggravated burglary, all first-degree felonies. At the conclusion of the hearing, Judge G. Michael Westfall bound King over for trial.

King, who agreed to be arraigned after the preliminary hearing, pleaded not guilty to the charges before being returned to the Iron County Jail.

Testimony Monday suggested a motive for the attacks may have grown from the trio playing the fantasy role-playing game "Dungeons and Dragons" and jealousy over a girl who King and Bryson knew.

Bryson, 23, suffered a concussion and bruises in the attack; Shokrian, 20, lost some vision and his ability to read and write, which he is trying to recover through therapy.

Bryson and King knew each other at school and had spent time the previous day playing "Dungeons and Dragons" with Shokrian, who was acting cocky during the game, according to Detective Nathan Williams. Shokrian was directing the game as Dungeon Master, and King didn't like what he was doing with King's character, Williams said.

Detective Michael Bleak testified that during an interview at the police station, King told him he went home after playing the game at Shokrian's house, took an over-the-counter sleeping pill and went to bed. He awakened angry, found a hammer in a tool shed and drove to Shokrian's house, entering through an open window.

Bleak said King told him he went to Shokrian's bedroom and said, "I hate you," and started hitting Shokrian with the hammer. King then went to the room where Logan was sleeping and attacked him.

Bleak said that King had an issue with Bryson for dating a girl after both said they would not date her.

http://www.sltrib.com/justice/ci_13146563

[Jaded]

I had a feeling the motive behind the attack would be completely retarded....
I think asshat even had a defender on the front page.