The San Mateo man accused of shooting his estranged wife's boyfriend in the leg earlier this year was sentenced to six years in prison yesterday after admitting assault with a deadly weapon and burglary.
The plea bargain by Bryan Nick, 47, sidestepped a trial on two counts of attempted murder and handed the man a much shorter sentence than the life in prison term he potentially faced. Nick originally pleaded not guilty to the Jan. 13 incident but changed his mind last month. On Sept. 3, he pleaded no contest to two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, using a firearm and one count of residential burglary. In return, attorneys agreed Nick would receive a six-year term.
He receives credit for 399 days served at the county jail. He will be eligible for parole after about four years, said prosecutor Morris Maya.
Nick was arrested after shooting a 48-year-old man at his estranged wife's house on Norfolk Street in San Mateo's Lakeshore neighborhood.
The couple, married for 19 years, was in the midst of a divorce. Nick learned she was dating the victim and took a shotgun to her home. The boyfriend allegedly begged for his life but Nick shot him anyway. Nick's wife then grabbed the barrel of the gun and the couple struggled, causing an extra shot to fire into the ground, she told police.
The wife and boyfriend were able to get the gun away from Nick and he fled. He surrendered to police later that night.
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