A Tooele man pleaded guilty to assault and inciting a riot in Third District Court Tuesday morning.
Zacary David Bullock, 19, pleaded guilty to amended charges of misdemeanor aggravated assault and riot, which were both reduced from third-degree felonies before Judge Robert Adkins.
The charges against Bullock stemmed from a May 8 fight at Elton Park in Tooele between Bullock and five other men, according to a probable cause statement from the Tooele City Police Department.
When police arrived at the scene of the fight, two men were questioned, including one who suffered injuries that were inflicted upon them by Bullock, who was armed with brass knuckles. The man had a bloody nose and large laceration on the back of his head, the statement said.
Bullock admitted he had struck the victim repeatedly in the head during the fight but claimed his actions were in self-defense because the other men were armed with a large wrench, a knife and a baseball bat, according to the probable cause statement.
A witness to the fight, however, said Bullock showed up to the fight and yelled that he was going to kill the other men. The witness also said Bullock was the aggressor in the fight before he struck the victim repeatedly.
Bullock is scheduled to appear again in Third District Court for sentencing on July 19 at 1:30 p.m. before Judge Robert Adkins.