DARKE COUNTY – Zachery Gilbert (26) was sentenced to a total of 14 to 19 and a half years in prison on Monday, according to Darke County Court of Common Pleas records.
He accepted a plea deal prior to going on trial in December.
Reports state that he shot and killed Brianne Otley at a home on Martin Street in Greenville in September 2024.
Brianne’s sister, Latasha Otley, confirmed that Gilbert was Brianne’s ex-boyfriend. Brianne had broken up with him, but allowed him and his mother to stay temporarily. According police report, Gilbert shot her following an argument.
He will be placed on parole for two to five years once he is released from prison.
