Man nicknamed ‘Wacko’ charged with firing at girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend

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OGDEN — A Clearfield man who police say fired a shot at his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend was charged Tuesday with attempted murder.

Deryez Santos Tino Tor Espinoza, 30, a documented gang member who goes by the moniker “Wacko,” is charged in 2nd District Court with attempted murder, a first-degree felony; possession of a firearm by a restricted person and drug distribution, second-degree felonies; illegal discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony; plus drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia, class B misdemeanors.

About 11:50 p.m. on April 5, police were called to the area of 2020 W. 5600 South in Weber County.

“It was reported that multiple people were arguing outside of the home and trying to fight,” according to charging documents. About the time officers arrived on scene, dispatchers received a fourth call about the incident and the caller said a man at the house had shot him.

When police found the victim in Ogden, his “side-car window was broken and a bullet fragment was found lodged in the door” of his car, the charges state.

The man told police he was dropping off his children at a house in Roy where the children’s mother lives, when the mother’s boyfriend, Espinoza, “came out of the home and pointed a firearm at him,” according to charging documents. “After some time while following him with the gun, Wacko shot the firearm at (the man) and it broke out the back window of his vehicle.”

Police searched the Roy home and found a gun in Espinoza’s bedroom “as well as large quantities of marijuana and methamphetamine,” the charges state. “It should be noted that Deryez is a known gang member and goes by the name ‘Wacko.’ Deryez has been convicted with multiple felonies, including a violent felony, and is restricted from owning or possessing firearms.”

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