A Boise man pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, admitting he had shot his stepfather roughly eight times in August.
Police and prosecutors say Carlos Sandoval killed Andrew Jones on Aug. 2nd in Boise.
The Idaho Press reports, at his preliminary hearing, witnesses said Jones had sent Sandoval a text earlier in the day that upset upset him. Witnesses also spoke about Sandoval’s moodiness, flashes of anger and excessive drinking.
In court, Sandoval’s attorney, asked 4th District Court Judge Steven Hippler to order Sandoval undergo a mental health evaluation, which the judge agreed to do.
Sandoval had pleaded not guilty in September but changed that plea to guilty this week.
