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CROWN POINT â A Lake Criminal Court judge sentenced a Gary man Tuesday to 20 years for stabbing a man to death following a dispute in 2018 at a Merrillville motel over money for a prostitute.
Laurence T. Richmond Jr., 35, was ordered to serve 15 years behind bars, four years in the Lake County Community Corrections alternative placement program and one year on probation.
With credit for time already served, Richmond has another 10 years left to serve in prison, Judge Natalie Bokota said.
Bokota said she believed Richmond felt remorse for killing 44-year-old Patrick Tangye Mbi on Feb. 6, 2018, but the brutality of the crime required a longer sentence.