2nd man guilty for drug-related murder in Peyton gets life
The second man found guilty after a brutal killing because of missing drugs will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Anthony Loya was found guilty back in April of kidnapping and murdering 23-year-old Lawrence Gloster in 2017. Gloster was shot 13 times and suffered blunt force trauma.
Loya was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday.
Loya was the second person found guilty after the murder. Jorge Galvan-Flores was reportedly the person who ordered the murder of Gloster due to missing methamphetamine. Galvan-Flores was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Loya wasn’t the one who pulled the trigger. During Loya’s trial, jurors told the prosecution they found him guilty because he cooperated with the plan and didn’t do anything to stop it.
Six of Loya’s family members asked for leniency during Monday’s sentencing. District Judge Eric Bentley handed down the sentence at about 2:40 p.m.
During Galvan-Flores’ sentencing, a statement from Gloster’s mother was made. Gloster’s mother focused on the time that she lost with her son. She said she tried to forgive the executioners but couldn’t forgive the cowardly act.
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Another man charged with murder in connection with a man found dead along Highway 24 in Peyton was found guilty by a jury Tuesday.
Anthony Loya was found guilty of kidnapping and murder for the death of Lawrence Gloster in April 2017. Gloster was allegedly murdered over missing drugs.
Gloster was shot 13 times and also suffered blunt force trauma.
Another suspect, Jorge Galvan-Flores, was also found guilty of murder in the case. Galvan-Flores had said during his trial that Loya was responsible for the killing.
Loya faces life in prison without parole. He’ll be sentenced on June 25.
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One of the suspects arrested in connection with the man found murdered along Highway 24 near Peyton was in court on Tuesday.
At a proof of evidence hearing, detective and forensic experts testified against Jorge Galvan-Flores, also known as “bird.”
They described Galvan-Flores as a drug kingpin and said missing drugs led to the murder of Lawrence Gloster back in April.
Detectives also say one of the other suspects, “Anthony Loya,” confirmed to them he is a “South Side Sureño” gang member.
Galvan-Flores denies killing Gloster and claims the killer could be Anthony Loya.
Gloster was shot 13 times and also suffered blunt force trauma.
Galvan-Flores, Loya, and another man, Israel Jimenez-Roldan, are charged with murder in connection with this case.
The hearing for Galvan-Flores resumes on August 30 at 2 p.m.
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