PORTLAND — A Portland man who killed his mentally ill tenant with a hammer and hid her body in a shed has been sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Gary A. Lewis apologized Wednesday to Renee Sandidge-Crowell’s family in court before he was sentenced on a manslaughter charge.
The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that the 63-year-old Lewis had faced a murder charge but pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a deal with prosecutors.
Court documents show Lewis was trying to evict Sandidge-Crowell from her apartment when she was killed on June 7, 2014.
