Gary Man Sentenced to 77 Months in PrisonFor Hotel Robberies in Merrillville
Montell Efrem Ward, 51 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to two counts of robbery, announced Acting United States Attorney M. Scott Proctor.
Ward was sentenced to 77 months in prison followed by 2 years of supervised release.
According to documents in the case, in January 2023, Ward robbed two hotels located in Merrillville, Indiana. In the first robbery, he threatened the hotel clerk with a knife and tied the victim up with computer cords to complete the robbery. The next day, he robbed a second hotel clerk with a knife. Ward took a total of $300 from both robberies.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Joel L. Mathur.
