Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Isaiah Strieter, right, seen with his attorney David Gemignani, was sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison Monday for the 2022 killing of his mother.

HOUGHTON — The Hancock man who fatally shot his mother nearly a year ago was sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday morning.

“If I could go back in time, I would,” Isaiah Strieter, 19, said at his hearing Monday. “I don’t think I can ever repay what I did.”

Strieter shot Ashlee Harvey, 38, with a 9mm pistol at a home on Quincy Street in Franklin Township in January 2022. Officers found Harvey’s body at the site after responding to reports of gunfire.

Strieter was arrested hours later.

After undergoing forensic examination to determine competency to stand trial and criminal responsibility, his case resumed in district court in August. Strieter pleaded no contest to manslaughter two months later.

Two other felony charges — homicide-open murder, punishable by up to life in prison, and possessing a firearm while committing a felony, a two-year felony — were dismissed in the plea agreement.

The sentence was longer than the minimum sentencing advisory guidelines, which called for a lower bound of 29 to 57 months.

“The defendant committed a heinous act,” said Houghton County Prosecutor Brittany Bulleit. “He has to be punished more in terms of prison time. So a sentence above the guidelines as we agreed to here for our plea agreement is appropriate. For public safety, the defendant must use his time in prison to make significant changes in his life and must address his mental health.”

His attorney, David Gemignani, said he’d seen Strieter make necessary growth over the past year. He met with Streiter’s grandmother just before sentencing.

“What I witnessed in that room was an act of love — Mr. Strieter’s grandmother, Mr. Strieter,” he said. “…I never want to forget that. When you look at the tragedy that has happened here and to witness something like that, you realize there is good in everybody.”

Judge Charles Goodman gave his condolences to those who had been affected by Strieter’s act.

“All too often, this court deals with tragedy, heartbreak, sadness, and certainly this is one of those occasions,” he said.

Strieter received credit for 346 days served. He must also pay $4,477 in restitution.

The court also recommended the MDOC provide Strieter with mental health treatment, along with the ability to obtain a general-equivalency diploma while serving his sentence.