A Hancock County judge on Monday sentenced four men to a combined 229 years in prison for a 2024 home invasion.
Brione Jackson, Lajuan Lee, Raynard Perry, and Darrion Riddle were all found guilty of burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary following an 11-day jury trial in February.
On May 5, 2024, four men in masks made their way into a home on North County Road 300 in western Hancock County in the middle of the night. According to authorities, the homeowners were woken up by their dog before confronting the burglars in the hallway.
A struggle ensued, during which one shot was discharged. Two adults and one child sought shelter in a bedroom closet. Two more children, who had been sleeping in a separate room, were safely led out of the house. One person sustained minor injuries.
All four males were apprehended shortly after charges were filed.
A fifth individual became a state’s witness and was tried separately.
Hancock County Prosecutor Brent Eaton (R) credited his office and law enforcement with completing the case.
“This was a long road. Hundreds of hours of investigation, months of pretrial litigation, and a complex multi-defendant trial,” Eaton said in a release. “But what drove every step of this case was a family that was terrorized in the middle of the night, in their own home, with their children asleep down the hall. That is not something we take lightly in Hancock County.”
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