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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowA judge has sentenced an Indianapolis man to 30 years in prison for the 2015 slaying of his 78-year-old grandmother.
Television station WRTV reports Marion County Judge Mark Stoner on Thursday gave 25-year-old Richard Norris the punishment and recommended he undergo a mental health evaluation and treatment in prison.
Norris had agreed to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter and battery. In exchange, he no longer faced a murder charge.
Indianapolis police say they found Norris with a car belonging to the victim, Lucille Gladney. He was arrested shortly after family members discovered Gladney dead in her bedroom with a rope around her neck in August 2015. Family members told police Norris had mental health issues.
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