LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A North Las Vegas man is accused of opening hearth on his former co-workers over every week after he was fired for attacking them at a job web site, in accordance with an arrest report.
John Garcia, 46, faces a number of fees, together with 5 counts of assault with a lethal weapon, 5 counts of tried homicide with a lethal weapon, and two counts of possession of a gun by a prohibited particular person, data confirmed.
On April 23, round 9:25 a.m., police responded to the scene close to Mountain’s Edge and Durango after Garcia’s coworkers filed a report towards him. When officers arrived, they spoke with the development web site foreman, who mentioned he was working when he noticed one among his staff, Garcia, with a bloody lip, police mentioned.
Garcia then mentioned “[Expletive] you! I am going to catch you and your family on the street,” the report mentioned. The coworker then mentioned “Let’s handle it now,” and Garcia walked away and the co-worker went again to work, the report mentioned.
In the course of the intersection, a bunch of staff have been speaking about one other worker who had simply purchased a firearm. Garcia then requested if the worker actually knew methods to deal with a gun, to which the worker mentioned sure, and Garcia responded, “We are about to find out,” in accordance with the arrest report.
Garcia and the worker started to alternate phrases, and sooner or later, Garcia punched his co-worker, ensuing within the co-worker hitting him again. The opposite staff broke up the battle and Garcia walked to his truck, acquired in, and started to drive towards the group of staff. Garcia stopped in need of the curb, acquired out, pulled out a knife and lunged towards his coworkers, the report mentioned.
All 4 of his co-workers have been in a position to keep away from him, and Garcia in the end gave up and drove away, police mentioned.
Attributable to that incident, Garcia was fired, and the job web site was shut down for the day. After that incident, Garcia went to a different job web site close to Elkhorn and Bradley, the place he made threats to his co-workers and their households earlier than performing a tire burnout within the intersection, in accordance with police.
Garcia was then concerned in a hit-and-run crash the place he left the scene with out checking on the opposite automobile, police mentioned.
Garcia’s co-workers mentioned they have been conscious of his violent previous with Las Vegas paving and different incidents, in accordance with the report.
Over every week in a while Might 2, surveillance footage confirmed a dark-colored pickup truck drive as much as the development zone, adopted by loud gunshots. The workers within the video scattered and one worker used a handgun to fireside again on the truck, police mentioned.
Police later arrested Garcia in his black pickup truck and found that he had a gunshot wound to the shoulder. Police mentioned it appeared that Garcia spilled beer on his clothes and located a can of Budweiser in his truck. Police additionally discovered an AR-15 contained in the truck, in accordance with the report.
Garcia informed police that his actions have been as a result of his household was “hurting/struggling” and that his shortcomings have been due to playing and residing a nasty life, whereas his work hours have been repeatedly being minimize. He additionally informed police that his co-workers have been “yapping all the time” and giving him a tough time, the report mentioned.
Garcia mentioned he was glad the incident wasn’t extra critical, however he did not know what else to do, stating “I messed up,” police mentioned.
In keeping with the arrest report, Garcia’s spouse informed police that he was upset about dropping his job and rationalized his anger because of being teased on the job web site for the complexion of his pores and skin and his lack of ability to talk Spanish.
Garcia is a two-time convicted felon out of Nevada with convictions from 1995 and 2023 for housebreaking and trying to personal a firearm by a prohibited particular person.
Garcia was taken to the Clark County Detention Middle and he’s scheduled to look in court docket on Might 20, data confirmed.
