BARRY COUNTY, Mo. — An Everton man charged for his involvement in a rape case entered an Alford plea Monday, February 28.

A judge passed down an eight-year sentence for Zachery Wade’s role in the crime.

Wade is one of five suspects charged in the case. According to court documents Wade and three other men kidnapped a Springfield woman, then drugged and raped her multiple times.

All four men face multiple felony charges in the case. One woman was also charged in the case.