American gets life sentence for k!lling Nigerian boxer

 

A 37-year-old man, Nicholas Giroux, has been sentenced to life imprisonment plus 20 years for the cold-blooded mvrder of 27-year-old Nigerian-American boxer Isaiah Olugbemi in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Judge Richard Trunnell handed down the sentence on Friday after Giroux pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and use of a firearm in a violent crime. The terms will run consecutively.

American man jailed for life for k!lling Nigerian boxer

Olugbemi, a rising star in amateur boxing and a father, was gunned down on June 17, 2024, in Odenton.

Prosecutors said Giroux approached him, shot him repeatedly until he collapsed, then fired three more rounds before fleeing.

Surveillance cameras captured the attack, and investigators later recovered 9mm shell casings at the scene.

Authorities revealed Giroux had previously confronted Olugbemi and a neighbor at a cookout while armed. After the k!lling, he confessed and directed police to the mvrder weapon.

State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess condemned the crime as “cruel and senseless,” adding, “The callousness and lack of remorse on the part of this Defendant is really disturbing. He deserves this sentence. And to the family and friends of Mr. Olugbemi, I hope that today provides some sense of justice for this terrible ordeal.”

The case was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Carolynn Grammas, with homicide detectives from Anne Arundel County Police leading the investigation.