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Detective Cody Pender was determined Wednesday to be legally justified in shooting at Nicholas Sickler in March 2024.

Sickler rammed police vehicles while fleeing and drove at Pender.

Sickler later pleaded guilty to assault on officers and is serving a prison sentence.

SOUTH SALT LAKE — A Unified police officer working with the Metro Gang Unit was legally justified in shooting at a wanted man who rammed two police vehicles while trying to get away.

Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announced Wednesday that detective Cody Pender will not face criminal charges for shooting at Nicholas David Sickler on March 8, 2024.

On that day, members of the gang unit were looking for Sickler who had fled from Salt Lake police earlier in the d

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