The last of seven people pleaded guilty to his role in the death of a woman who investigators say was killed by a former town board member from Pierce and a group of bikers.
Thomas Vassil, 55, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and was immediately sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Vassil, his son Michael and former Pierce Town Board member D.J. Meyer were considered leaders of the self-described “21 gang” and ordered the murder of Tera Lewandowski for “disrespecting the gang.”
Lewandowski was reported missing in September 2015 after she failed to show up for a doctor’s appointment. Her body was found nearly 100 miles away in Wyoming in April of the following year.
The other co-defendants, including Michael Vassil, Karly Hanchett, Scott Hanchett, Chad Iler and Crystal Griffin, are currently serving more than 160 years collectively.
