Keith Blake, the 34-year-old Michigan City man found guilty of killing Valparaiso teen Noah Beller in his driveway on March 3, 2021, received a 35-year sentence from Porter Superior Court Judge Michael Fish Friday afternoon.
A jury found Keith Blake, 34, of Michigan City, guilty of reckless homicide in the shooting death of Valparaiso teen Noah Beller. Blake had been charged with murder. The jury got the case around 1:15 p.m. and deliberated for around four hours.
Slain Valparaiso teen Noah Beller bled to death after being shot through both lungs and an upper chamber of his heart according to court testimony Monday morning by forensic pathologist John Feczko who performed the autopsy.
Mikalene Stoker’s face crumpled as she described the events leading up to the death of her son, Noah Beller, in her arms at the foot of the family’s driveway.