Royal City man gets 6 years for gang-related convictions
CBC Crescent Bar Chronicle News
ROYAL CITY - A Royal City man will serve more than six years in prison for a string of gang-related crimes.
Two Grant County juries found Salvador Garcia Sanchez, 20, guilty of intimidating a witness, harassment, second degree assault, riot while armed, fourth degree assault, riot and bail jumping, according to court records.
Garcia Sanchez has prior convictions for second degree burglary, first degree burglary, first degree attempted kidnapping, unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree and custodial assault, according to court records. The highest sentencing range Garcia Sanchez faced was 55 to 69 months, or four years and seven months to five years and nine months in prison.
"In addition, the jury made a specific fact finding that these crimes were gang crimes,” the prosecuting attorney said. “This finding by the jury authorized the imposition of a sentence beyond the standard range. Based on the gravity of these crimes, the needs of the community to address the gang issue, and Garcia Sanchez' prior convictions ... we requested a sentence of 218 months in prison."
Grant County Superior Court Judge Evan Sperline disagreed, sentencing Garcia Sanchez to 79 months in prison, above the highest sentencing range, but below the prosecutor's request.
Garcia Sanchez was involved in three incidents in the Royal City area.
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