<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3g0Tdi_0w6khxgG00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3g0Tdi_0w6khxgG00" width="1500" height="844" >Hastings, Neb. — Two Hastings men face attempted murder charges following a dispute in Harvard last month.Gerardo Garcia-Sanchez, 34, and Tristan Speake Smith, 26, are charged in Clay County Court with attempted first-degree murder, burglary, use of a firearm to commit a felony and first-degree trespassing.According to an arrest affidavit, on Sept. 18, Harvard Police responded to a residence in the 300 block of Palm Street for a report of a man who had been shot. Upon arrival, officers found the man bleeding from his left leg and blood was on the floor.The officer said a 9 mm shell casing was found on the grass outside the front door.The affidavit said the man thought his ex-girlfriend “put a hit out for him” because she was arrested earlier that night as part of a domestic dispute.The man said two males – later identified as Garcia-Sanchez and Speake Smith – kicked in his door and tried to get him to leave the residence When he refused, he said one of them fired shots at him before leaving in a black Chevy Traverse.The affidavit said the man was transported to Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings due to his injuries.The officer said the Nebraska State Patrol located the Traverse at Speake Smith’s residence in Hastings.Speake Smith posted 10% of a $100,000 bond on Sept. 24 to be released from jail. His next court date is set for 10 a.m. Oct. 22.A warrant for Garcia-Sanchez was issued Sept. 19, with his bond set at 10% of $100,000. Court records do not indicate whether he has been arrested.</div></body>

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Hastings, Neb. — Two Hastings men face attempted murder charges following a dispute in Harvard last month. Gerardo Garcia-Sanchez, 34, and Tristan Speake Smith, 26, are charged in Clay County Court with attempted first-degree murder, burglary, use of a firearm to commit a felony and first-degree trespassing. According to...