A man who authorities say killed five people when he was so high on drugs that he hadn't slept for days has been sentenced to life without parole.
The five men killed were Thomas Wayne Ellis Anderson, 37; James Derrick Baldwin, 49; Mark Allan Hewitt, 59; Adam Daniel ...
The state sought out the death penalty against Drayton in 2024 if convicted. In accordance with the negotiated guilty plea, Judge Gravely ordered that Drayton serve five consecutive life sentences.
The victims’ family told a judge that “no one deserves to die that way,” according to the 7th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.