Pistol-packing passer-by aids Utah policeman being assaulted

Springville • A passer-by carrying a concealed pistol is being credited with stopping an attack on a police officer in central Utah.Derek Meyer told FOX13 that he was driving in Springville on Friday afternoon when he saw a policeman scuffling with someone near a clothes donation bin.Meyer turned his vehicle around, pulled over and pulled out his pistol.He aimed the gun at the man assaulting the policeman and yelled at him to stop.The suspect — later identified as Paul Douglas Anderso