YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison in the killing of a Yakima teenager. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports Nathaniel Garcia entered an Alford plea to charges of manslaughter and assault this week in the death of David Martinez. In return, Yakima County Superior Court records show prosecutors dropped murder and robbery charges. An Alford plea allows Garcia to maintain innocence while conceding that prosecutors had enough evidence to convince a jury to find him guilty. Garcia’s sentence includes a five-year firearms enhancement. Both prosecutors and Garcia’s attorney conceded that Garcia was not the one who shot Martinez in the 2019 incident. Police are still searching for the other suspect.
Man sentenced to over 15 years in killing of Yakima teen
