The final suspect charged in the 79th Street home invasion has pleaded guilty Friday in exchange for a 100-year prison sentence.
At the same time, two other men convicted for the same attack are appealing their cases to the Indiana Supreme Court.
Isaiah Hill pleaded guilty to three felony charges – criminal deviate conduct and two counts of robbery. In exchange, prosecutors will drop 32 other charges from the October 2013 attack on the Potenza family. Marion County Superior Court Judge Lisa Borges accepted the plea agreement Friday, then imposed the sentence.
Prosecutors say Hill was one of six men who entered the home on 79th Street in the early morning hours of October 29, 2013. Investigators say the men held Carl, Eileen and Allison Potenza captive for hours, shot Eileen, and sexually assaulted both women before stealing many belongings and the family’s cars.
Hill was captured in January 2014 in Texas.
The other five suspects have all been sentenced for the attack.
Adrian Anthony received 318 years and is appealing his sentence.
Michael Pugh was sentenced to 248 years. He lost his initial appeal and is now requesting that the Indiana Supreme Court consider his conviction, claiming that the Court of Appeals did not follow established law.
Demetre Brown and Alexander Dupree each received 248 years, but an appeals court knocked off 30 years of each sentence.
Brown is also asking the Supreme Court to review his case. He raises three main issues, including whether or not such a long sentence is appropriate for someone who is not eligible to receive a sentence of Life Without Possibility of Parole. The appeal also asks the court to decide whether or not the state can compel a defense attorney to testify against his or her own client in a criminal proceeding.
The appeals court rejected Dupree’s request last week to re-hear his appeal.
Trae Spells reached an agreement with prosecutors and received 70 years in prison in exchange for his help in the cases against the other five suspects.
Also as part of his plea, Hill agreed to pay more than $132,000 in restitution along with the other men convicted in the home invasion.