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The Ogden man accused of killing one police officer and wounding five others during a shootout earlier this month has been released from a hospital and booked into jail.
Matthew David Stewart, 37, was booked into the Weber County jail Monday about 3 p.m.
Stewart — who was wounded during the gun battle — had been under the watch of police, in an undisclosed "area hospital" since the Jan. 4 shooting that killed Ogden police Officer Jared Francom.
According to an affidavit filed in 2nd District Court, Francom and other members of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Task Force were serving a knock-and-announce warrant at Stewart's home in Ogden when Stewart opened fire "from a concealed position at close range with a Beretta 9 mm semi-automatic pistol." Stewart later advanced on the officers, firing as they moved toward the street, the affidavit states.
Ogden police officer Shawn Grogan was shot in the face and fell to the ground, the document states.
Stewart shot Weber County sheriff's Sgt. Nate Hutchinson multiple times as the man returned fire and helped other officers out of the home, according to the affidavit.
Roy officer James VanderWarf was shot once in the hip.
Ogden police Officer Michael Rounkles was not on the strike force but responded to a shots-fired call and was hit as he helped strike force members.
Ogden police Officer Kasey Burrell — who on Sunday became the last of the wounded officers to be released from local hospitals — was shot twice, the affidavit states.
Officials have said Stewart, an Army veteran, was suspected of growing marijuana inside his home. According to the affidavit, Stewart told an acquaintance in the summer of 2011 that if police ever tried to stop him he would "go out in a blaze of glory and shoot to kill." Police reportedly later found plants and equipment used to grow marijuana inside the home.
Michael Stewart, the defendant's father, has said his son suffers from depression and was growing marijuana as a means of self-medicating.
Stewart has been charged with aggravated murder and eight other felony counts. Weber County Attorney Dee Smith has filed notice that he intends to seek the death penalty in the case.
No date has been set for Stewart's first court appearance. A court official said the man likely would not appear until Wednesday morning at the earliest.