Giovante Galloway, 25, of Gary, was sentenced to 16 years Wednesday after signing a plea deal in Alayna Ortiz’s Jan. 9, 2019 shooting death in the Park West apartments parking lot in Griffith. He potentially faced up to 22 years in prison. He said he will appeal.
Park Forest resident Elrice Williams, 29, received a 97 year sentence and Chicago resident Joe C. Pittman Jr., 29, received a 94 year sentence for their connection to the 2019
The defendant was prepared to plead guilty a year ago, but the judge refused to accept his plea agreement after he claimed the shooting was an accident.