Man arrested in Tuesday morning Garden City shooting; victim in stable condition
Garden City Police have arrested a man in connection with a shooting that took place near 44th and Adams streets early Tuesday morning.
According to a police news release, the shooting occurred shortly before 5:30 a.m. in the 200 block of East 44th Street. Officers found a 29-year-old man, who has not been identified, with a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
Police said witnesses told them that they saw a man flee in a silver Dodge pickup truck. Boise and Garden City police were able to locate a vehicle fitting that description at West 37th Street and Chinden Boulevard. The driver, 33-year-old John Huey Daniels, of Greenleaf, was arrested and charged on suspicion of aggravated battery. Daniels was released from prison five months ago after serving time for attempted grand theft.
The victim underwent surgery at a local hospital and is in stable condition, police said in the release. His injury does not appear to be life-threatening. Police did not disclose a motive for the shooting.
Daniels is scheduled to be arraigned at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
This isn’t his first trouble with law enforcement. Dating back to 2004, Daniels has been in and out of prison for prior convictions of grand theft, eluding a police officer and attempted grand theft, according to the Idaho Department of Correction. He has faced multiple probation and parole violations. He was released from prison on Sept. 27, 2018, after completing his sentence, and was not on parole at the time of his Tuesday arrest.
This story was originally published February 26, 2019 at 7:03 AM.
