The first of three people accused in the death of John T. Grachek was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years to life in prison for his role in the alleged conspiracy.
Gary G. Webb Jr., 30, earlier reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, who also have agreed to a deal with Jacob Gipson, 25. The third defendant, Grachek's wife Jamie L. Grachek, has a motion to suppress hearing scheduled for May 2.
Webb pleaded guilty to murder with a mandatory three-year firearms specification, aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery and having weapons under disability. Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge Dennis Adkins credited Webb for 374 days served in jail.
All three were originally arrested after the March 31, 2013, incident in Riverside in which police said Jamie Grachek drove the other co-defendants to his home on Rosegarden Court to rob him. During the Easter home invasion, a 911 call was made and a dispatcher heard multiple gunshots. Police quickly arrived and found John Grachek lying outside the home suffering from gunshot wounds. Grachek later died at a hospital.
One of John Grachek's sisters, Donna Maas, read a victim impact statement on Wednesday in which she said that 12 days after her brother's death, her mother died.
"Today is very difficult," Maas said. "It's heart-wrenching."
Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. indicated the victim and his wife were involved in a custody dispute. Grachek was the father of two children.