Man sentenced to 9 years in prison for role in Gaston shooting
MUNCIE, Ind. — A man convicted of participating in events that led to a shooting in a Gaston apartment has been sentenced to nine years in prison.
Brayden A. Cody, 20 — formerly of Gaston and more recently of New Castle — had pleaded guilty to aiding, inducing or causing aggravated battery, a Level 3 carrying up to 16 years in prison.
Delaware Circuit Court 1 Judge Marianne Vorhees imposed the nine-year sentence at a recent hearing.
Authorities said a 30-year-old man was sleeping in an apartment — in the 600 block of North Sycamore Street in Gaston — on Feb. 15, 2020 he was confronted by three intruders, one of them Cody.
In an ensuing struggle, the man was shot in the neck.
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In another case, Cody last week pleaded guilty to possession of meth and received an additional one-year sentence.
Judge Vorhees said if he completed "clinically appropriate substance abuse treatment" while incarcerated, Cody could pursue a sentence modification.
In a plea agreement covering three Delaware Circuit Court 1 cases pending against the New Castle man, charges including attempted armed robbery, possession of a narcotic drug, theft and driving while suspended were dismissed.
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Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.
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