Derickson Pleads Guilty To Reckless Homicide, Sentencing In April

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The defendant in a Vigo County fatal shooting has pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement.

Nathan Derickson has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in connection to the death of 17-year-old Garrett Sands.

Derickson was 19 at the time of the crime.

The plea agreement caps a potential prison sentence to 10-years.

Sentencing is set for April 26th.

News 10 reports that Garrett’s parents agree with the terms of the plea agreement.