CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A 19-year-old Indiana man was sentenced to serve four years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to the fatal shooting of an innocent bystander during a shootout with police.
Terrell Davis pleaded guilty in January to reckless homicide in the death of 56-year-old Charles Foard. The Times of Northwest Indiana reported that Davis could have received between one and six years in prison for the charge.
Prosecutors previously dropped a murder charge in exchange for Davis' guilty plea.
Officials have said Foard had been in a minor car accident in East Chicago on July 7. He was standing in an alley with police officers sent to take a report on that crash when Davis drove his car quickly toward them and fired his gun.
Davis' attorney said he was fleeing from shots fired by someone else and did not intend to shoot Foard.
Foard died of a gunshot wound to the chest. Davis received several gunshot wounds when police returned fire.
Foard's sister, Cassandra Foard-Anglemyer, described her brother as a kind, loving man who worked as a mechanic like their father.
"I hope we can do better as a society, to make sure this can't happen again," she said.
Lake County Courthouse
Devine, a colleague of Olszewski's, says judges and attorneys from both sides of the bar reached out to express their condolences. She says the Lake County Courthouse held a moment of silence out of respect.
"She's someone I would talk to, email and/or see every day for the last seven years," Devine said. "It's a big loss."
The investigation into the crash is ongoing at this time. Many of those who were injured are still in critical condition. FOX6 News reached out to Olszewski's loved ones who say she was devoted to her family. They are asking for privacy.
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard law firm issued the following statement:
"When she wasn’t tirelessly working up a case for one of her clients, Elizabeth volunteered with the “Waukegan 2 College” program, a non-profit organization focused on providing assistance to students who have limited abilities in navigating the college application process, such as language or financial barriers. Elizabeth became involved with the program after she was invited to a luncheon hosted by the organization. After learning about how the program helps Lake County students, she decided to join and was connected with a mentee. Since then, Elizabeth regularly met with her mentee to provide her with guidance in the hopes of giving her the best chance of acceptance into a school of her choice. She accompanied her to college visits and helped her with her college application essays.
Elizabeth was active in several professional organizations, including the American Bar Association, the Wisconsin State Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Lake County Bar Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Association for Justice. She made several presentations and speeches to various groups on her trial experience at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard.
In recognition of her outstanding legal work, Elizabeth was recognized as a Rising Star by Illinois Super Lawyers and as an Emerging Lawyer by Law Bulletin Media, an honor given to the top 2% of the lawyers in Illinois who are under 40 years old or have practiced 10 years or less
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