Man sentenced for 2021 shooting in downtown Idaho Falls – East Idaho News

IDAHO FALLS – One of many males answerable for a taking pictures in downtown Idaho Falls was sentenced to jail.

Nikolaus Garcia, 25, was sentenced by District Decide Michael Whyte to 4 and a half to 13 years in jail after pleading responsible to felony aggravated battery. He may also must pay $10,000 in fines.

Garcia accepted a plea settlement, wherein he agreed to plead responsible to the battery cost, plead responsible to an amended cost of misdemeanor malicious damage to property in a separate case, and plead responsible to misdemeanor battery in a 3rd, separate case.

In line with the settlement, the sentence for all three fees shouldn’t exceed 16 and a half years. Garcia obtained a most of 13 years.

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Police studies present at 11 p.m. on Aug. 13, 2021, Idaho Falls Law enforcement officials responded to a report of a taking pictures that had occurred in downtown Idaho Falls on Shoup Avenue.

In line with witnesses, a bunch of individuals was concerned in an argument when somebody produced a firearm and fired a shot at one other particular person.

The sufferer was struck with a single spherical and was transported to an space hospital by personal automobile, the place they have been met by regulation enforcement, in response to court docket paperwork. The sufferer obtained therapy from medical employees, recovered and was launched from the hospital.

Preliminary accounts from witnesses on the scene led investigators to imagine that Cristian Sanchez, 23, had shot the sufferer. These preliminary accounts included a number of witnesses who independently said that they believed Sanchez was the shooter.

On Aug. 18, 2021, Sanchez was discovered and interviewed by detectives. Sanchez denied involvement within the taking pictures. Sanchez was additionally requested a couple of video posted on social media by one other particular person, Nikolaus Garcia, 24, who claimed accountability for the taking pictures.

Sanchez reportedly confirmed that he and Garcia had been collectively that evening however stated Garcia had not shot anybody. Primarily based on info identified on the time, Sanchez was then arrested for felony aggravated battery by use of a lethal weapon.

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Detectives later discovered a video that confirmed a second particular person on scene throughout the taking pictures, Nikolas Garcia, and confirmed that he was really the shooter. The video reportedly reveals Garcia and Sanchez arguing with the sufferer, and Garcia taking pictures the sufferer.

Detectives then requested an arrest warrant for Garcia and an alteration to Sanchez’s fees, which have been each granted.

The Idaho Falls Police Division later obtained a name from Garcia, who stated he needed to come back to the station to choose up a firearm that had been seized as proof in a earlier incident.

The Idaho Falls Police worker who spoke with Garcia invited him to come back to the station.

Idaho Falls Police detectives patrolled the trail that they knew Garcia was more likely to take and located Garcia close to the intersection of Bannock and Elva the place he was taken into custody with out incident.

Garcia was then arrested and booked into the Bonneville County Jail.