TOLEDO, Ohio — A Lucas County judge sentenced a man to four years in prison on Thursday for his role in the kidnapping and murder of two Toledo teenagers two years ago.
Gabriel Garcia was convicted of two counts of abduction on June 10 for his role in the deaths of Ke’Marion Wilder, 16, and Kyshawn Pittman, 15.
Garcia was convicted on the same day as Don and Carissa Eames, two others involved in the case.
Wilder and Pittman's bodies were discovered on Dec. 15, 2022, in the remnants of a burned, vacant north Toledo house after nearly two weeks of searching.
In early June, a judge sentenced two other men to life in prison without possibility of parole on aggravated murder charges,
Lucas County Prosecuting Attorney Julia Bates said in a press release after the sentencings that the two teenagers had attended a birthday party at Maumee Bay State Park and been asked to leave. They then went to a home in Toledo, where they played video games in the basement until the two were confronted about a theft.
During the confrontation, Wilder and Pittman were beaten and bound, the prosecutor's office said, before they were transported via vehicle to a third, unknown location, where the two were killed.
The teens were taken back to a home on Chase Street, where their bodies were later discovered by authorities following a house fire on Dec. 15, 2022. According to the press release, the Lucas County Coroner determined the teens had been killed prior to the fire.
Multiple others have been found guilty of charges in the case and received sentences.