Charges against alleged attacker in Boardman case dismissed

BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – Charges in the Boardman shooting case have been dismissed.

The case against 27-year-old Edwin Garcia was dismissed in Boardman court earlier this week. According to the report submitted to the court, prosecutors decided to reject the case because it was determined that Garcia fired the gun in self-defense.

The firing follows the shooting of 41-year-old Nathan Fair. He was convicted on a charge related to the incident.

Fair was sentenced to 12 months probation earlier this month after pleading guilty to a charge of attempted criminal damage.

Two people were referred to the courthouse after the investigation Shooting on Oakridge Drive on Oct. 11.

The report states Fair told investigators he was at his girlfriend’s house and they were arguing about breaking up when Garcia shot him in the leg and left him in a vehicle before officers arrived.

Police tried to watch the security camera of the incident, but found that there was no recording and the cables to the camera in the house had been cut. Officers later found a pair of wire cutters, a screwdriver, a can 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 followed her, so she filed a protective order against him, the report said. Police said Fair was not served with a copy of the protective order, so it was not active.

He told police he and Garcia were inside when they noticed someone behind Garcia’s vehicle in the driveway. He told police Garcia went out to check and Fair jumped out of the back of the car. He said Fair started yelling at them, and that’s when Garcia shot Fair and then walked away, according to the report.

When asked what happened at the house, police said Fair denied damaging vehicles, but when asked about cutting wires for security cameras, he said, “I think I did that.” He then told the officer he was going there “to do stupid things,” the report said.

Fair also told police that he parked his vehicle at an unknown apartment complex and walked for approximately 15 to 20 minutes to reach the woman’s home.

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