- Eli Keddington is charged with obstruction of justice in a shooting incident in western Weber County that left one man dead and two others injured.
- He is the second person charged in the incident after Michael Gaisbauer, who faces a murder charge.
- Lourdes Marissia Marie Lujan, 19, was arrested last week for investigation of causing a riot in the incident.
OGDEN — A second suspect has been charged in connection with an Aug. 31 shooting incident in western Weber County that left a man dead and two others injured.
Eli Keddington, 20, of Centerville, faces a single count of obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony, in the matter. Weber County prosecutors filed the charge against Keddington in 2nd District Court in Ogden on Wednesday.
Michael Gaisbauer, 18, was charged early this month in 2nd District Court with murder, eight counts of felony discharge of a firearm and a count of obstruction of justice in the case. Lourdes Marissia Marie Lujan, 19, was arrested last week for investigation of causing a riot that led to serious bodily injury and obstruction of justice. She has not been charged in court.
During an apparent clandestine street racing competition on Aug. 31 around 9350 West and 900 South, multiple people allegedly fired weapons in response to some sort of argument, resulting in gunshot wounds to three people, two men and a young girl. One of the men, Jesus Cuadras Garcia, of Ogden, suffered a gunshot wound to the head and later died.
According to charging papers, Weber County sheriff's investigators identified Keddington as "an associate of several of the suspects in this case" and later interviewed him.
During the interview, he said he hadn't discussed the incident with anyone involved in it "and was unaware of any details regarding the shooting," according to the charging papers. Authorities seized his phone, however, and "during a review of Eli's phone, evidence was found that he deleted multiple text messages in which he discussed the details of the shooting with another individual."
As of Thursday, Keddington was being held in the Weber County Jail without bail. Gaisbauer, 18, is also being held in the Weber County jail, with a preliminary hearing in the Perry man's case set for Oct. 14.
Gaisbauer's girlfriend was arrested earlier this month in connection with the matter for investigation of obstruction of justice. She has not been formally charged.
While officials have said little about what transpired, Lujan's police booking affidavit offers a few details, aligning with an account offered to KSL.com by a friend of Cuadras Garcia's family that an altercation between two females led to the gunfire.
Lujan said she and another female were arguing "in the middle of the street," according to the affidavit. "Lourdes denied a physical altercation occurring, but witnesses and other suspects confirmed that there was a physical altercation between the females. Witnesses and involved people place three to five individuals with Lourdes as the fight is starting. At the peak of the fight, shots are fired from both groups."
According to the obituary for Cuadras Garcia, he is survived by his wife and two children, including the young girl injured in the incident. His kids "were his world," reads the obit, and the man, who went by Chuy, also enjoyed working on cars. His daughter sustained a gunshot wound to her leg in the Aug. 31 incident.
"Chuy was such a lovable teddy bear; he could touch you with that unforgettable smile," the obituary reads. "Chuy made friends with all he encountered. His great sense of humor would help anyone that was going through a tough time or just needed a good laugh."
