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Teen smiles as he’s sentenced to at least 16 years in prison for violent attack on teacher

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Updated 11:23 1 Jul 2023 GMT+1Published 11:24 1 Jul 2023 GMT+1

Teen smiles as he’s sentenced to at least 16 years in prison for violent attack on teacher

A 17-year-old has been pictured smiling as he was sentenced to 16 years in prison for attacking his teacher.

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

**Warning: Distressing content. Contains descriptions of battery, attempted sexual assault and attempted murder.**

A 17-year-old has been pictured smiling as he was sentenced to 16 years in prison for attacking his teacher.

On 8 April, 2022, Jonathon Eluterio Martinez Garcia - then aged 16 - asked his teacher, Sade, if they could discuss his grades after class.

The Eldorado High School student proceeded to attack his teacher - assaulting, attempting to rape her and attempting to kill her.

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At the 17-year-old's sentencing on Wednesday, 28 June, Sade pleaded that Garcia be 'in prison for as long as possible'.

Jonathon Eluterio Martinez Garcia was sentenced on Wednesday, 28 June.
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Thinking she was meeting with the student after class to discuss why he had missed some assignment deadlines, Sade found herself brutally attacked by her student.

Garcia is reported by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department as quickly becoming 'violent' - 'punching the victim and strang[ling] her until she lost consciousness'.

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Prosecutors said Garcia choked Sade with a chord and the court heard from Sade that she woke up at one point during the attack to find her underwear pulled down by Garcia. The New York Post reports that he later admitted to police that he raped his teacher despite saying he 'blacked out' during the attack.

The incident took place at Eldorado High School.
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According to prosecutors, Garcia then trapped Sade underneath bookshelves, and Sade recalled having liquid poured over her, the teenager allegedly threatening to 'set something on fire'.

Garcia is then reported as attempting to cut Slade's wrists, questioning: "Why won't you die?"

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During the hearing, Sade said, as per the Sun: "I have been in prison by him twice now.

"The first time was during the actual attack. He held me hostage in my own classroom. I lost consciousness at his hands numerous times. He would beat me until my body just couldn’t take it again and again. I just thought there was no way I was making it out of that classroom alive.

"The second imprisonment has been every day since. My body and mind feel as though they’re no longer my own.

"It only makes sense that he should be in prison for as long as possible."

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Garcia's attorney tried to argue the violence was brought on as a side effect of his asthma medication.
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Garcia's attorney tried to argue the 17-year-old has no history of anything but being a perfect loving kid' and his actions were caused by a drug called montelukast - a medication used to prevent asthma.

The drug has recently come under scrutiny for allegedly causing neuropsychiatric problems in those who use it, an investigation by Reuters states.

Garcia pleaded guilty to battery with use of a deadly weapon resulting in substantial bodily harm, attempted sexual assault and attempted murder.

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He told the court: "I regret what I've done. I also regret the things I should have done, but didn't do."

The 17-year-old was tried as an adult and sentenced to at least 16 years and up to 40 years in prison.

Clark County District Court Judge Kathleen Delaney reflected on the crime as 'the most heinous type [...] there could be'.

If you have been affected by any of the issues in this article and wish to speak to someone in confidence, contact The Survivor’s Trust for free on 08088 010 818, or through their website thesurvivorstrust.org

Featured Image Credit: KTNV

Topics: US News, Crime, True crime, Education, School

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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