Woman who disposed of gun following shooting sentenced in common pleas court

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Stormy Hooper is taken into custody after being sentenced in common pleas court.

By Christine Holmes, News Director

The last of three charged in a March 2017 shooting was sentenced in common pleas court Monday afternoon.

Stormy Hooper, 25, will be going to prison for two years after pleading guilty to two third-degree felony counts of tampering with evidence.

According to Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Ron Welch, Hooper and Audrey Preer were present at the house where Bradly Grimes opened fire on Devonte Goins.

Welch said during Grimes’ plea that Hooper went to the door of the Wentworth Drive home where Goins was staying and punched the woman who answered in the face.

According to Welch, Grimes then entered the house and announced “I got D,” referring to Goins.

Grimes pursued Goins down a hallway and into a back bedroom where he shot Goins five times in the chest, several times in the arm and in the hip and buttocks, Welch said.

“The victim grabbed a gun off the nightstand and fired back one or two times after he had already been hit,” said Welch.

While taking Grimes to the hospital, Welch said drugs and a gun were thrown out of the car.

During Hooper’s sentencing, Judge Kelly Cottrill questioned Hooper about her involvement, and she admitted to throwing the weapon out the vehicle’s window.

Hooper told Cottrill “I take sole credit for my part … I’m definitely guilty, and I understand that.”

Her attorney, Lisa Tome, argued that Hooper was cooperative from the beginning and has taken full responsibility for her actions, making her the perfect candidate for community control.

“I want to see good things happen for her,” said Tome, who added she believes Hooper is a good person.

Cottrill instead sentenced Hooper to two years in prison for her part in the case.

Grimes was sentenced to 12 years one one count of felonious assault with a firearm specification — a second-degree felony — and one count of having a weapon under disability — a third-degree felony.

Preer was given a five-year sentence on a second-degree felony count of complicity to felonious assault.