A Zanesville man was sentenced last week to 12 years in prison for his part in a shootout on Wentworth Drive the morning of March 29, 2017.

On April 12, Grimes pleaded guilty to one count of felonious assault with a firearm specification — a second-degree felony — and one count of having a weapon under disability — a third-degree felony.

Grimes was originally indicted on additional counts, including attempted murder, aggravated robbery and tampering with evidence.

During his plea, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Ron Welch said Grimes went to the house of victim Devonte Goins, along with co-defendants Audrey Preer and Stormy Hooper. One additional person joined, but was unaware of the crimes about to take place, Welch said.

When they arrived at Goins’ house, Welch said Hooper knocked on the door and assaulted the woman who answered.

As he went into the house, Welch said Grimes announced “I got D,” referring to Goins.

According to Welch, Grimes pursued Goins down a hallway as he was retreating to a back bedroom.

Welch said Grimes shot Goins five times in the chest, several times in the arm and in the hip and buttocks, as well.

“The victim grabbed a gun off the nightstand and fired back one or two times after he had already been hit,” said Welch.

Grime’s mother, Talisha Grimes, disagrees with the prosecution’s account.

“Welch states that my son shot Devonte five times in the chest, and then Devonte went to get a gun. That is a lie,” said Talisha Grimes. “I don’t care who you are, if you get shot five times in your chest at close range, you’re not walking into a back room to get a gun, and if anyone would ever believe that, then Devonte must be Superman.”

According to his mother, Grimes had gone to Goins’ house to retrieve a stolen gun in exchange for drugs.

She said Goins then shot her son in the rib cage so he fired back and emptied the gun on him.

Welch said those claims would not have been supported had the case gone to trial, stating that multiple witnesses, including Hooper and Preer, indicated Grimes had entered the residence with a firearm.

“There were also other adults inside of the home that provided details that the defendant had the gun out when he went into the home,” said Welch.

Both Grimes and Goins recovered from their injuries.

Earlier this week, Preer was sentenced to five years in prison on one second-degree felony count of complicity to felonious assault.

Hooper is scheduled for sentencing on April 29 after pleading guilty to two counts of tampering with evidence in June 2018.