ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) – A judge sentenced Derrick B. Nephew Jr. to 55 years in prison for the shooting death of Omari Braxton, 21, of Rock Island.
A jury found Nephew guilty of first-degree murder on June 6 after a four-day trial, according to court records. Police said Braxton died on May 11 from a gunshot wound to the head.
Officers arrested Nephew on May 12 in Davenport on a first-degree murder warrant. He had pleaded not guilty in 2024.
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