3 teens charged with murder after man dies in Idaho shooting

BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — The man who was shot in Boise last weekend after an alleged robbery died in a local hospital, leading to murder charges for a 19-year-old Meridian man and two teenage boys.

The shooting happened in the parking lot of a church off of North Cole Road a little after 10 p.m. Sunday, according to the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office and police.

The suspects — Daniel Alaniz Pineda, 19, Jordan Castillo, 17, and Miguel Angel-Martinez, 15 — met up with shooting victim Tiger Canoy, 19, and a woman at a nearby Albertsons parking lot, leading to a “dispute over property” and a brief chase, according to police and court records.

Ada County Deputy Prosecutor Miles Russon alleged in court Tuesday that the victims were meeting with the suspects to sell them marijuana wax, a highly concentrated form of weed that is typically inhaled, when all three suspects walked up to the victims’ vehicle wearing masks and holding guns, telling them to “give me your s**t.” The victims gave the suspects their phones, wallets and identification cards, authorities said.

Before fleeing, Angel-Martinez also attempted to slash the tires of Canoy’s vehicle. The suspects then drove down Cole Road to a church parking lot, and when the victims drove past them in an attempt to get their license plate number, Alaniz Pineda got out of the passenger seat of the suspects’ car and fired two shots, Russon said.

One bullet struck Canoy in the head, and the other hit the woman in the hip and elbow, according to the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office. A coroner’s report released Wednesday also said Canoy died of a gunshot wound to the head.

Both victims were transported to an area hospital, and Canoy was pronounced dead Monday at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, the Ada County Coroner’s Office said in a Wednesday news release. The coroner listed the manner of death as homicide.

“This case presents three individuals who are serious threats to our community,” Russon said in court Tuesday. “All three planned, participated and executed a robbery that involved a firearm that aided in the murder of one the victims.”

Prosecutors charged Alaniz Pineda, Castillo and Angel-Martinez with first-degree murder and two counts each of felony robbery, court records showed. Russon alleged that after being read their rights by police, all three of the teens admitted to the robbery and confirmed that Alaniz Pineda was the one who fired the gun.

Under Idaho law, someone can be charged with murder even if they didn’t actually kill anyone, as long as they were in the process of committing another crime, such as robbery.

The Idaho Statesman and law enforcement ordinarily don’t name minors accused of crimes, but because they are being charged with murder as adults, the two underage boys have been identified.

Alaniz Pineda was additionally charged with felony aggravated battery and an enhancement for using a deadly weapon when committing a crime. Alaniz Pineda and Castillo are both Meridian residents, while Angel-Martinez is from Nampa, according to police.

‘What’s going to happen if I can’t bond him out?’

Fourth District Magistrate Judge Regan Jameson set significant bonds for all three of the suspects.

Alaniz Pineda was the first to appear in court, and the prosecution asked for a $2 million bond given the serious nature of the case. Alaniz Pineda’s court-appointed attorney, Monica Gray, argued that the prosecution’s bond request was “excessive” given her client’s age and the fact that “he has no criminal record at all.”

Jameson said that Alaniz Pineda’s case concerned her for several reasons — including the severity of the crimes, his willingness to appear in court and community safety. While the Ada County judge didn’t go as far as the prosecution’s recommendation, she said that a “significant bond is necessary,” and set Alaniz Pineda’s bond — along with bond for the two teenage boys — at $1 million.

Using a bail bondsman, the suspects could bail out of jail by paying 10%, or $100,000. If they do, Jameson said all three will be required to wear GPS monitors, surrender their passports and be restricted from leaving the state.

The two minors were allowed to have their parents present during their hearing, and both of the boys’ mothers expressed concern about the high bonds. Angel-Martinez’s mother asked, “What’s going to happen if I can’t bond him out?” Castillo’s mother said she had hoped her son’s bond wouldn’t have been so high given his lack of a criminal record.

Both boys will remain in custody at Ada County Juvenile Detention if they aren’t able to post bond, while Alaniz Pineda will be housed at the Ada County Jail. Alaniz Pineda’s mother tried to ask a question during her son’s hearing, but because he’s an adult, the judge shut her down.

“That will be all, thank you,” Jameson said, ending that hearing.