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\nA jury delivered a guilty verdict against a Louisville man for a murder that took place in 2021.<\/p>\n
\nA jury delivered a guilty verdict against a Louisville man for a murder that took place in 2021.<\/p>\n
Kaelin Denzel Akins, 29, was arrested and charged with the murder of Ousmane Ndaw, among several other charges, in November 2021.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, September 25, a Jefferson County jury found Akins guilty of murder, possession of a handgun by a felon, fleeing police in a motor vehicle and fleeing police on foot. Additionally, Akins was determined to be a persistent felony offender.<\/p>\n
The jury recommended a life sentence for the murder charge, and an additional 30 years and six months for the three other charges, with all sentences recommended to run consecutively.<\/p>\n
A formal sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Thursday, November 20, 2025.
\nSource: WAVE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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