Feds want violent robber to pay $723K to injured liquor store owner, serve 18 years in prison
HAMMOND â A Hammond man who nearly killed a store clerk in 2015 as he carried out a string of violent armed robberies could serve 28 years in prison and pay $723,445 in victim restitution if federal prosecutors get their way at sentencing. Gregory J. Smith, 28, pleaded guilty in December 2019 before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Andrew Rodovich to nine felony counts that could carry a maximum penalty of decades in prison. Smithâs girlfriends, Jessica Tate, of Hammond, and Heather Wright, of Gary, also were charged in the case. They allegedly committed the armed robberies u...
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