Marshal arrests
Carey man following
Bellevue shooting
By GREG STAHL
Express Staff Writer
A Carey man was taken into police custody last weekend after allegedly firing
shots from a 9 millimeter handgun at a Hailey resident behind the Silver Dollar
Saloon in Bellevue.
David A. Cardwell, 26, was charged with aggravated assault with a weapon
after allegedly firing a shot or shots at Steven W. Clark, 34, during an
altercation that occurred early in the morning on Saturday, Oct. 4, said
Bellevue Marshal Randy Tremble.
Neither man was injured in the incident, which occurred about 1 a.m.
"We don’t know exactly what it was all around," Tremble said. "We’re not sure
if it was one or two shots."
Tremble said at least one round was fired from inside the vehicle, and at
least one shot broke the glass of the passenger-side window of Clark’s car.
Cardwell was arrested later on Saturday evening after reports were taken from
Clark, Tremble said.
The event is still under investigation, he added.
"If there was a confrontation, what was it about? It’s still pretty
confusing," he said.
Additionally, Tremble was clear that the new owner of the Silver Dollar
Saloon is running a tighter ship than in years past.
"He’s been running a great bar for eight months. We don’t have anywhere near
the number of incidents we used to have out there," Tremble said. "It’s not a
shooting gallery back there, and he doesn’t cater to that at all."
Cardwell was being held Monday in the Blaine County Jail awaiting his next
court appearance.