Man shot in Boardman pleads guilty to reduced charge in his case

BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – A man who was shot in Boardman and later charged entered a guilty plea to a reduced charge in his case on Thursday.

Nathan Fair, 41, received a sentence of 12 months of reporting probation, and he was ordered to pay fines and court costs after pleading guilty to a charge of attempted criminal damaging. The menacing by stalking charge against him was dismissed, according to court records.

Fair's jail sentence was suspended, but he was ordered to stay away from the victim and her home, according to court records.

Fair was charged after an investigation of a shooting on Oakridge Drive on Oct. 11.

According to a police report, Fair identified the shooter as Edwin Garcia, the current boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend, but an investigation of the incident led to charges against both men.

The report states that Fair told investigators he was at the home of his girlfriend and that they had argued over breaking up when Garcia shot him in the leg and left in a vehicle before officers arrived.

Police tried to view surveillance video of the incident but discovered that there were no recordings and that the cables to the camera at the home had been cut. Officers then found a pair of wirecutters, a screwdriver, a container of motor oil, and a funnel under a vehicle parked in the driveway.

Fair's ex-girlfriend told police that Fair had previously slashed her tires and had been stalking her so she got a protection order against him, the report stated. Police said Fair had not been served a copy of the protection order so it was not active.

She told police that she and Garcia were inside when they noticed someone in the driveway behind Garcia's vehicle. Garcia went outside to check, and Fair jumped out from behind the car, she told police. She said Fair started yelling at them, and that is when Garcia fired a shot at Fair and then drove away, according to the report.

Police found Garcia at a home in Youngstown, and Garcia agreed to speak with police that day.

When questioned about what had happened at the home, police said Fair denied damaging vehicles but he said, "I think I did that" when asked about cutting a wire for the security cameras. He then told the officer that he was going there "to do some dumb s**t," the report stated.

Fair also told police that he parked his vehicle at an unknown apartment complex and walked about 15 to 20 minutes to get to the woman's home.

Garcia, who is facing a felonious assault charge for his part in the incident, is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 19.