Another plea agreement made in 311 Boyz case

Wednesday, May 26, 2004 | 11:04 a.m.

An alleged member of the 311 Boyz gang pleaded no contest on Tuesday to charges in connection with the July rock attack that left 17-year-old Stephen Hansen with a crushed face.

Dominic Harriman, 20, entered a plea agreement to a charge of conspiracy to commit coercion. As long as he pays a $2,000 fine and "stays out of trouble for a year" he will face no other punishment for his involvement in the attack, authorities said.

Harriman's last scheduled court appearance in connection to the Hansen attack is a Nov. 23 status check before District Judge Michael Cherry.

Harriman's attorney, Pete Christiansen, said his client was glad to put this period of his life behind him.

"It was a long process and the goal was to minimize the exposure of a trial and about a dozen felony charges," Christiansen said. "He (Harriman) will try to stay out of trouble and put all of this behind him."

The Harriman plea agreement leaves Scott Morse,18, as the only one of the nine alleged 311 Boyz gang members still facing charges. Morse was scheduled to go to trial today.

Harriman used what is known as an Alford plea, in which a defendant does not admit guilt but agrees the state could prove its case.

Alleged 311 Boyz members Ernest Aguilar, 17, Brandon Gallion, 16, Christopher Farley, 18, Jeff Hart, 17, Matthew Costello, 18, and Steven Gazlay, 19, all reached plea agreements with the state using Alford pleas on charges connected to the Hansen attack.

Anthony Gallion, 16, had his charges dismissed without prejudice on May 18, meaning prosecutors still could charge him at a later date.

The teens were all originally charged with attempted murder, battery and coercion in the attack under the theory that they all conspired to attack Hansen at a July 18, 2003 house party.

Gazlay, Costello and Aguilar have been sentenced to probation in line with stipulations in their plea agreements. Brandon Gallion, Farley and Hart are scheduled to be sentenced July 6.

The Department of Parole and Probation is expected to submit its recommendation for the teens at that time. They face sentences of two to 15 years in prison, but their attorneys have said they would ask for probation.