LOGAN — A 39-year-old Nibley woman has been spared anymore jail time after previously confessing to shooting at her boyfriend during a dispute a year ago. Katherine Martin was placed on three years probation and ordered to complete therapy and treatment.
According to court records, Martin was sentenced Wednesday, July 10, in Logan’s 1st District Court. She previously accepted a plea deal, pleading guilty to aggravated assault and two counts of felony discharge of a firearm, all third-degree felonies.
According to law enforcement, the victim called 911 on May 28, 2023, reporting that his girlfriend, later identified as Martin, had a gun and shot at him three times while he was outside trimming trees. The man said the woman and her 10-year-old son were inside the home in Nibley.
Cache County Sheriff’s deputies who responded to the scene reported finding three “recently fired” 9mm shell casings on the driveway within 8 feet of each other. They also observed a round hole in the front of an old camp trailer near the top of the camper, the hole had fresh splinters and appeared to be recently made.
According to prosecutors, Martin and the victim had been in an argument just prior to the incident. Shortly after the man went outside, Martin came out brandishing the gun and firing three shots in the man’s direction but not hitting him.
During the July 10 sentencing, Judge Brian Cannell ordered Martin to serve 80 days in jail, giving credit for the 80 days previously served. He placed her on probation for 36 months and ordered her to undergo mental health treatment.