A couple who attacked a man with baseball bats, breaking his nose and jaw at a Bagley Downs park in June, were both sentenced Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court.
Damien A. Gaustad, 20, was sentenced to nine months in jail after pleading guilty to third-degree assault as part of a plea agreement. He was originally arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault for the early morning incident at the Marketplace Apartments park.
Reyna Diaz, 22, was sentenced to a month in jail after she pleaded to a reduced charge of fourth-degree assault. She initially faced second-degree assault for her role in the attack.
Vancouver police were called shortly before 12:50 a.m. to the apartments at 2900 General Anderson Ave. for a weapons disturbance and assault, emergency dispatch records showed. The victim, Richard Barrera, told police he had been assaulted by a man and woman with metal baseball bats near the basketball court, according to an affidavit of probable cause.