Overview
- An unsealed federal indictment names Ryan Daniel Toutai, 32, and Fineeva Pomona Maka, 26, in connection with the Salt Lake City church parking lot shooting last month.
- Toutai is charged with unlawful disposition of a firearm and Maka, a convicted felon on parole, is charged with possessing a firearm, with both slated for an initial federal court appearance on March 3.
- Investigators recovered a Ruger 9mm pistol along with 9mm and .40-caliber casings at the scene, then tied the pistol to photos and videos found on Toutai’s phone.
- Prosecutors cite GPS data from Maka’s ankle monitor and phone content showing the pair together and claiming Tongan Crip Gang affiliation to support the possession allegations.
- Gunfire during a funeral at an LDS meetinghouse killed Sione Vatuvei and Vaea Tulikihihifo and injured six others, and no one has been charged in the homicides.