Kokomo man sentenced in Lafayette murder, robbery

Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM

By Johnny McCrory

Sentencing took place in Lafayette connected to the fatal 2023 New Year's Day shooting of Anthony Holdbrook.

Dimanione Lovelace, Jr. is one of five Kokomo people charged in the plot to rob Holdbrook.

After previously being found guilty at a bench trial, Superior Court 1 sentenced Lovelace, Jr., to 72 years to include 64 years incarceration at the Indiana Department of Correction and 8 years probation on one count of Felony Murder, one count of Murder, one count of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury as a Level 2 Felony; one count of Attempted Robbery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury as a Level 2 Felony; one count of Attempted Theft as a Class A Misdemeanor; two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery as Level 5 Felonies; two counts of Robbery as Level 5 Felonies; two counts of Theft as Class A Misdemeanors and one count of Unlawful Use of a Firearm as a sentencing enhancement.