Man to serve at least 8 years for CdA attack

A 67-year-old Plummer man was sentenced today to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of a violent rape.

Gary Allen Srery, who has a criminal history dating back to the 1960s, must serve eight years of the sentence before he is eligible for parole.

His brutal attack against a Coeur d’Alene woman last June led to the woman suffering a stroke.

Read Alison Boggs’ story here.