A former Tascosa High School assistant wrestling coach has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to enticing a minor, bringing a close to a case that began with a school district investigation in early 2025.
Nicholas Jade Herrmann was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk to 216 months in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. In addition to the prison sentence, Herrmann will serve 25 years of supervised release after completing his incarceration.
The case began in January 2025 when Amarillo Independent School District administrators learned of a possible inappropriate relationship between Herrmann and a 17-year-old student. At the time, Herrmann was employed as an assistant boys wrestling coach at Tascosa High School.
Amarillo ISD removed Herrmann from campus and notified the Amarillo ISD Police Department after learning of the allegations.
According to court records, Herrmann falsely told campus police he did not know where his phone was and appeared to delete messages before leaving. Investigators later obtained an iPad from the victim's parents that contained communications between Herrmann and the student.
Court documents revealed that more than 4,000 text messages were exchanged between Herrmann and the victim between February 2024 and January 2025.
Herrmann was initially arrested in Potter County on two counts of improper relationship between an educator and student and later released on bond.
In May 2025, a federal grand jury indicted him on one count of enticement of a minor. He was subsequently taken into custody on a federal hold and has remained jailed since. The state charges in Potter County were later dismissed in favor of the federal prosecution.
Herrmann pleaded guilty to the federal charge in January before appearing in federal court this week for sentencing after multiple hearing delays.
Under federal sentencing guidelines, inmates generally must serve about 85% of their prison sentence before becoming eligible for release.
Following his release from prison, Herrmann will be subject to strict conditions during his 25-year term of supervised release.
Those conditions prohibit him from having contact with anyone younger than 18 or entering into a personal relationship with someone who has children under 18 without prior approval from his probation officer.
