A man charged with attempted murder charge in connection with a break-in in York County last year has pleaded guilty to two lesser charges.
Esteban Benjamin Fortin, 22, pleaded guilty to two charges Sept. 17, including armed burglary and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, online court records show.
He was sentenced to 23 years in prison with 17 years suspended.
Fortin was originally charged with attempted second-degree murder, shooting at an occupied building, armed burglary, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, destruction of property and possession of a weapon by a felon.
All but two of the charges were either reduced, dropped or dismissed through various court hearings. The attempted murder charge was reduced to attempted malicious wounding in general district court in March.
Fortin was accused of breaking into a home in the 100 block of Little Bay Road Aug. 28, 2018 and firing shots inside the residence, authorities said at the time.
The 17-year-old boy who lived in the house said a person fired shots, then another two people fired shots at the victim’s vehicle as they left in a black sedan.
Fortin was arrested several weeks later in Newport News in connection with the incident.
