PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland man who killed his mentally ill tenant with a hammer and hid her body in a shed has been sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Gary A. Lewis apologized Wednesday to Renee Sandidge-Crowell’s family in court before he was sentenced on a manslaughter charge.
The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://bit.ly/2maaa3E) that the 63-year-old Lewis had faced a murder charge but pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a deal with prosecutors.
Court documents show Lewis was trying to evict Sandidge-Crowell from her apartment when she was killed on June 7, 2014.
Surveillance video shows Lewis following his tenant, then dragging her body while also carrying a bloody hammer and bleach.
Her body was found wrapped in a blue tarp inside a false wall in a shed.
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Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, https://www.oregonlive.com
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