Michigan City man gets 70 years for killing roommate in Gary apartment

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Jan. 29, 2026, 4 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 29, 2026, 4 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/michigan-city-man-gets-70-years-for-killing-roommate-in-gary-apartment/

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A Michigan City man was sentenced to 70 years Thursday for beating his roommate to death with a sledgehammer at the Willows apartments in Gary. Judge Samuel Cappas sentenced Jeremy Worley, 50, to 64 years for murder and an agreed 6-year term for a habitual offender enhancement. A jury convicted him...