28-Year-Old Indiana Man Convicted for Fatal Shooting of Ex-Girlfriend and Grandmother, As He Forced Them To Witness Each Other Being shot

In Indiana, a 28-year-old man is facing a life sentence behind bars for the heart-wrenching act of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her grandmother in a gruesome incident that unfolded in the parking lot of an automotive seating factory two years ago.

Under the order of Clinton Superior Court Judge Justin H. Hunter, Gary Cecil Ferrell II received a stern sentence on Thursday, compelling him to spend 110 years in a state correctional facility for the merciless killings of 21-year-old Promise Mays and 62-year-old Pamela Sledd. 

The tragic incident took place before their eyes and was captured on the factory's security camera.

According to a press release from the 45th Judicial Circuit Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Ferrell pleaded guilty to two counts of murder for the attack that occurred on August 18, 2023 – precisely two years from the date of the shooting. 

The judge imposed consecutive sentences of 45 to 65 years for each murder, with Indiana law mandating that such sentences must be served to at least 75% completion. This means Ferrell will spend a minimum of 80 years incarcerated before becoming eligible for release.

Judge Hunter, in a sentencing order cited by Indianapolis CW affiliate WISH-TV, described the crime as "brutal and heinous." He highlighted the horror endured by the two family members as they "watched the other being shot." 

Notably, he emphasized that Ferrell acted with a sense of entitlement, seeking to control and possess Promise Mays, even in death, despite her kind nature towards others during her brief life.

The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office revealed in a press release that deputies responded to multiple 911 calls reporting the shooting in the parking lot of the NHK Seating Plant on West State Road 28 in Frankfort, Indiana, at approximately 4:14 p.m. 

Both victims, Mays and Sledd, tragically lost their lives at the scene.

Following the swift identification of Ferrell as the suspected shooter, authorities located his vehicle traveling east on the same road. 

After a brief pursuit reaching speeds of up to 100 mph, Ferrell was apprehended when his vehicle crashed into a construction area at State Road 28 and Nickle Plate Road.

Details from the probable cause affidavit obtained by the Journal & Courier shed further light on the ambush attack. 

Ferrell attempted to force Mays into his trunk with a semiautomatic handgun shortly after Sledd parked her car in the lot. Sledd intervened to help her granddaughter, and a confrontation ensued. Tragically, Ferrell shot Sledd three times. Mays, refusing to enter the trunk, met a similar fate when Ferrell fatally shot her. 

He then ran over her body before fleeing the scene, leaving behind a horrifying and heart-wrenching tragedy.

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