Woman Gets 61 years For Murder During Channahon Home Invasion
JOLIET, Ill. (STMW) -- A 26-year-old Joliet woman was sentenced to 61 years in prison on Monday in connection with the death of a Channahon man during a botched 2009 home invasion.
Mary Vetor, 26, was found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and home invasion during a June jury trial. Will County Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak on Monday sentenced Vetor to 61 years. She faced a minimum of 56 years in prison, a release from the Will County State's Attorney's office said.
Vetor supplied the weapons – a gun and a baseball bat – that were used during the home invasion inside Joshua Terdic's Channahon apartment on July 7, 2009. Terdic was shot in the head and died 10 days later. A female victim, Lauren Vasilakis, also was shot but survived, the release said.
In addition to providing the weapons, Vetor helped hatch the plan to steal money and drugs from Terdic. She also drove the two men who carried out the attack to Terdic's home.
"Mary Vetor is as responsible for the murder of Joshua Terdic as if she had placed the gun to his head and pulled the trigger herself," State's Attorney James Glasgow said in the release. "Not only did she provide the deadly weapon used to commit this murder, she was completely involved in planning and carrying out this brutal attack."
Two other defendants, Jason S. Orasco, 27, of Channahon, and Matthew Edwards, 19, of Joliet, also face charges of murder, attempted murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and home invasion in connection with the incident. They are awaiting trial, the release said.
A fourth defendant, Ashley Hill, 19, of Joliet, pleaded guilty to home invasion and was sentenced to 11 years in prison in exchange for her testimony against Vetor.
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