Teen gets maximum sentence for shooting, killing man while robbing his apartment

ST. GEORGE \u2014 A mom talked about the process of grieving the loss of her adult son after he was killed during a home robbery before a teen was sentenced to prison for the killing on Wednesday. She said she wants her boy back."He's been dead for two years as I write this, and I am still devastated," the mom said.Rhonda Bryels-Nechanicky talked about emotional and physical numbness she felt, and thinking her son was going to call her and tell her it was all a mistake. She talked about the emotions flooding back after just a few minutes of reprieve when someone calls to ask how she's doing."We can't bring him back, I don't get grandchildren from him, I don't get phone calls \u2026 I get to mourn his death for the rest of my life, as does my entire family," she told the judge. "I am devastated, my heart hurts, my tummy hurts, my brain is on fire. What will take this pain away? Nothing. Time will ease the acute pain but nothing will replace the son, man, boy I lost."SentenceBransen Bryels-Nechanicky, 33, was shot and killed in his apartment at 20 N. Red Trail Lane in Washington, Washington County, in the early morning hours of June 30, 2024. His girlfriend reported they had returned home to find some of their belongings in the living room.Charges said Simeon Gil Calnimptewa then left a room in a ski mask brandishing a gun, and Bransen Bryels-Nechanicky was shot after he charged the man to try and get the gun. He died at the hospital from injuries sustained in the shooting.Fifth District Judge Ryan Christiansen sentenced Calnimptewa to 25 years to life in prison for aggravated murder, a first-degree felony \u2014 the maximum sentence for a juvenile offender \u2014 and zero to five years for aggravated assault, a third-degree felony. He suspended the smaller sentence and ordered it to run concurrently to the other if it is imposed in the future \u2014 something he agreed to do at the time the plea was entered.He said the teenager made choices that led to the killing and placed himself in a situation with "deadly consequences." The judge told Calnimptewa that he can't put back the pieces of the lives he shattered \u2014 including his.Calnimptewa, now 19, pleaded guilty to the charges in a plea deal that dismissed 10 additional felonies.Deputy Washington County attorney Stephanie Harmon said Bryels-Nechanicky's girlfriend was in the courtroom but did not want to speak.'Absolutely devastating tragedy'Rhonda Bryels-Nechanicky said her goal now is to &qu