Kevin Lambert has pleaded guilty in a case involving the death and dismemberment of a Wilmington Island man and a fatal standoff in the Rincon area in January.
Lambert and his sister, Kimberly Moretz, were accused of concealing the death of Charlie Ray, 35.
Lambert pleaded guilty on Aug. 6 to hindering the apprehension of a criminal, according to Assistant District Attorney Brian Deal.
Superior Court Judge F. Gates Peed sentenced Lambert to five years of probation and required him to stay out of the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit and stay away from Ray’s family.
Lambert, who has been in jail since January, was given credit for time served, Deal said.
Also on Aug. 6, a jury was chosen for Moretz. Her trial is set for Sept. 23-Sept. 25 before Peed, Deal said.
She is charged with concealing the death of another, hindering apprehension of a criminal and tampering with evidence.
Her husband, Chad Moretz, took her hostage on Jan. 11 in their house in the Westwood Heights subdivision in the Rincon area.
Chad Moretz was shot to death by a Savannah SWAT team member after an armed standoff with police.
When investigators entered the hostage scene at the Whitehall Avenue home, they discovered the partial remains of Ray. Ray’s torso and limbs were found in garbage bags in a rental storage unit rented by Kimberly Moretz in Jasper County, S.C.
Investigators believe Chad Moretz stabbed Ray to death in the kitchen of the Moretz residence on Jan. 1 or 2.