Ivan Netter, of Columbus, was sentenced Thursday to 16 years in prison for his role in the July 2021 shooting death of city employee Tearicka Cradle.
Brown also sentenced Netter to a minimum of 11 years in prison for an unrelated rape charge to which Netter previously pleaded guilty, but that sentence will be served at the same time.
Prosecutors accused Netter and a second defendant, Lonnie R. Davis, 30, of Franklinton, of trying to burglarize Cradle's home in the 2000 block of Jane Avenue on the city's Northeast Side, where she was found shot to death during the early morning hours of July 18, 2021. Davis also pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and involuntary manslaughter, both with a gun and as a repeat violent offender, according to court records. A sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 17.
Cradle coordinated the city's Restoration Academy, now called the Empower Development by Gaining Employment program, aimed at helping people involved in the criminal justice system reintegrate into society, find and keep jobs. At the time of her death, Cradle was working in the city's Building and Zoning department.
Following her death, city leaders praised Cradle's giving spirit and the difference she was able to make in the lives of [email protected]