A brutal attack on a Wapato, Washington residence ended in tragedy for a 25-year-old Toppenish man, who was sentenced to 78 months imprisonment for voluntary manslaughter.
Nolan Patrick John, III, began fighting with the male victim after an altercation involving John’s mother and the male victim arose, according to information disclosed during court proceedings.
On March 26, 2017, Yakama Nation Police Officers responded to a dispatch call to the residence and found the male victim, later identified as the one who had been fighting with Nolan, motionless on the floor, covered in blood. John stated that he beat up the male victim, and officers observed that the male victim had no injuries to his hands.
During the sentencing hearing, Judge Salvador Mendoza described John’s conduct as a ‘brutal attack’ and commented on the pain John caused the victim, the victim’s family, and John’s own family.
In a subsequent interview with the FBI, John stated that everyone at the residence was drinking, and he started wrestling with the victim after the victim got into an argument with John’s mother. John stated the victim did not know how to fight, and he kicked the victim in the face while they were on the ground.
John attempted CPR and called 911 after noticing the victim was not breathing, but officers observed that the male victim’s blood was on John’s hands and clothing, and John did not have any defensive wounds.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Yakama Nation Tribal Police Department, and prosecuted by Meghan McCalla and Thomas Hanlon, Assistant United States Attorneys for the Eastern District of Washington. United States Attorney Joseph H. Harrington announced the sentence.
Key Facts
- State: Washington
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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