INDIANAPOLIS — A man who was arrested by police last year for randomly shooting at drivers in north Indy while naked has received a prison sentence of less than two years. Colton Erickson, 26, pled guilty last month to aggravated battery and criminal recklessness in relation to the 2023 shooting spree. On Friday, he was sentenced to 701 days in prison and 1,124 days of home detention. Colton Erickson mugshot The charges against Erickson stem from an April 2023 incident where a driver was hit in the eye by random gunfire. The erratic gunfire along 96th Street also caused two drivers to crash and a slew of property damage. The shooting occurred around 8:10 p.m. on April 21, 2023, when Carmel and Indianapolis Metro police were both called to an area near a Tom Wood Porsche dealership in the 3500 block of E. 96th Street for shots fired and a possible active shooter. Driver shot Upon arrival, IMPD said officers found a man who had been shot in the face sitting inside a gray 2022 Ford Maverick truck that was parked beside a mortgage bank next to the dealership. The man was taken to St. Vincent Hospital in stable condition. Officers seized his truck, which had bullet holes in the front windshield and front passenger window. An IMPD officer went to St. Vincent to interview the man, who said he was driving eastbound on 96th Street from Keystone Avenue when he “heard a loud boom and felt his face and body be struck,” court documents show. The man told police he pulled over to the side of the road as best he could after being shot but that he couldn’t see well. At the hospital, doctors found a bullet fragment in his eye and small contusions on his neck and chest. By the time he arrived at the hospital, police said he could not see anymore due to eye swelling. During his interview with IMPD, the victim told officers he “did not remember seeing anyone or anything amiss” prior to being shot. However, other witnesses had seen a suspect. Witness testimony IMPD said multiple witnesses in the area of the Porsche dealership described seeing a naked man who had been shooting at cars in the 3400 block of E. 96th Street. Two of the people IMPD spoke with were driving when they heard a loud bang, causing their vehicles to collide. One of the drivers told officers she saw a man standing naked, describing him as "in his mid-to-late 50s, unhealthy looking with a white beard". One employee at a nearby Toyota dealership had flagged down officers and said he saw a 5'7"-5'10" man with "crappy facial hair, long hair which looked like Albert Einstein on drugs, and a beer belly," court docs show. He told officers the subject looked "drained and done." Another Toyota dealership employee told police he was filling up cars at a nearby GetGo when he heard gunshots and saw a 6'2"-6'5" man with short, reddish-orange hair throw a handgun into the grass near the Porsche dealership. The man said the suspect then walked toward the gas station and "jumped like a monkey on top of a Tesla parked nearby". Despite the differing witness descriptions of the suspect's looks, almost everyone police spoke with agreed that it was a naked, white man armed with a black handgun who had been responsible for the shots fired. Further damage IMPD Maj. Mike Leepper also said that at least four vehicles, two that were parked and two that were in motion, were hit by gunfire. In addition, IMPD confirmed the Porsche dealership was shot twice. The shooter A few of the witnesses officers spoke with were able to point them in the direction the naked suspect had last been seen. Soon after, an IMPD officer found and apprehended a naked white man walking by Wesleyan University in the 3700 block of Priority Way S. Drive. That man, later identified as 25-year-old Colton Erickson, appeared to be "under the influence of a drug," police said. He was later taken to Eskenazi Hospital holding for a possible mental health crisis. IMPD said officers on scene saw a trail of clothing that included underwear, 2 rings, pants, sandals, a hat and a sweatshirt that started at a parked car in the Porsche dealership parking lot and led to where they first found Erickson. The car where the clothing trail ended, a black 2012 Audi S4 with Utah plates, still had the engine running and the windows down. Inside, police said a shotgun was lying in plain sight on the front passenger seat in addition to a gun box on the floorboard. Around 50 yards away from the parked car, IMPD found a black HK 9 mm handgun lying in the grass. There were also 14 spent 9 mm shell casings found along the sidewalk and in the street. After being released from the hospital, IMPD arrested Colton Erickson for Aggravated Battery and Criminal Recklessness. He was then taken to the Criminal Justice Center. Plea deal and sentencing Erickson agreed to a plea deal in August that charged him with aggravated battery (felony 3) and criminal recklessness (felony 5). On Friday, he received a prison sentence of less than two years. Online court records show Erickson received a 4,380-day sentence. However, he had already accrued 526 days of jail credit and another 2,555 days of his sentence was suspended. Additionally, Erickson was given 1,124 days of home detention following his release. In the end, Erickson will spend just under two years in prison with a sentence of 701 in IDOC. At the end of his sentence and home detention period, he will be on probation for another two years. In addition to his sentence, Erickson was ordered to pay $200 in fees. However, he was ruled indigent to court fees and fines. He also received several no-contact orders as part of his sentencing and will be required to complete urinalysis tests as part of his probation.