Defense lawyers were taken aback when a Lake County judge sentenced Dahvee Brunson to 142 years in prison.

It was “substantially more” than co-defendant Kriston Barbee’s 125-year sentence, lawyer Herb Shaps said. “I don’t know why that should be.”

I explained the reasons, Judge Samuel Cappas told Shaps. Not everything is “apples to apples.”

Brunson, 19, of Gary, got 62 years for murder, 62 years in a gang enhancement and 18 years on a gun enhancement in the Feb. 15, 2023, death of Orie Dodson, 13.

Police alleged Elijah Porter, Brunson and Kriston Barbee killed him in a drive-by shooting in front of Power & Light Church, located at 1351 Lincoln St., in Gary on Feb. 15, 2023.

Authorities believe on a two-way Instagram Live video, Dodson was disrespecting Julius “Chop” James IV, 24 — a “

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