Tyler Freeman sentenced to prison in 'Gilbert Goons' attacks

East Valley teenager sentenced for two assaults

Tyler Freeman, 18, was sentenced to more than 2.5 years in prison for his involvement in two assaults in Queen Creek and Gilbert, both attacks were associated with the 'Gilbert Goons.'

GILBERT, Ariz. - An East Valley teenager was sentenced to prison for his role in multiple assaults in Gilbert.

Through a plea deal, he was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison. Freeman served 268 days at the time of the sentencing and that will be applied to his new sentence.

Tyler Freeman, 18, pleaded guilty to two assaults, including one at a Gilbert In-N-Out restaurant and another at a house party in Queen Creek.

Tyler Freeman

One of those victims said his head was split open when Freeman wailed on him with brass knuckles at the house party.

In the attack at the In-N-Out restaurant, Freeman was charged with assault along with Owen Hines and Jacob Pennington.

Hines is one of seven suspects in the murder of Preston Lord, the case that brought the alleged tolerance of the East Valley violence explosion by a group called the "Gilbert Goons" to the forefront of the local news cycle.

Pennington has been sentenced to prison for similar crimes in the East Valley.