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21-Year-Old Arrested in Midvale Killing Linked to THC Vape Robbery Plot

Detectives say digital evidence traced suspects to a planned theft, with the weapon still missing and the shooter not publicly identified.

Overview

  • Christiano Antonio Madison was booked on suspicion of murder and aggravated robbery and is being held without bail, and investigators say he had missed a probation check-in.
  • Police identified the victim as 23-year-old Nathan Snowball, while family refer to him as Mason, and responders found him fatally wounded after his car crashed into a yard.
  • Investigators say unopened THC vape cartridges were found in the car and that the group intended to rob the seller after arranging a meet.
  • Surveillance video and witness accounts showed two suspects entering and fleeing a church parking lot before a gunshot around 8:14 p.m., leading officers to a Midvale home for interviews.
  • A 14-year-old who arranged the buy via Instagram was arrested, another juvenile suspect was later taken into custody, and police recovered a single 9mm shell casing but not the gun as they note gang ties among the suspects.