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Judge sentences Omaha man to decades behind bars in homicide near Carter Lake
The man convicted in a homicide near Carter Lake will serve decades in prison.Brandon Mikesh was sentenced to 90 to 125 years in prison for second-degree murder, use of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, tampering and theft by receiving stolen property in the death of 59-year-old Bernard Leonard.Previous coverage: Jury finds Omaha man guilty of multiple charges in homicide near Carter LakeA jury found Mikesh guilty in December. He will be eligible for parole in 49 years. In May 2024, officers responded to the scene near Ninth Street and Carter Lake Boulevard for initial reports of a motorcycle crash, but investigators later found a man down with a gunshot wound, authorities said. Leonard was unresponsive near his motorcycle.Prosecutors said that Omaha police officers traced Mikesh using surveillance video.READ MORE: Homicide suspect found after allegedly lighting a stolen car on fire in Hummel Park, prosecutors sayHe allegedly lit a stolen car on fire in Hummel Park that was seen on that surveillance, and cellphone location data put him in both places, prosecutors said.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
The man convicted in a homicide near Carter Lake will serve decades in prison.
Brandon Mikesh was sentenced to 90 to 125 years in prison for second-degree murder, use of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, tampering and theft by receiving stolen property in the death of 59-year-old Bernard Leonard.
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Previous coverage: Jury finds Omaha man guilty of multiple charges in homicide near Carter Lake
A jury found Mikesh guilty in December. He will be eligible for parole in 49 years.
In May 2024, officers responded to the scene near Ninth Street and Carter Lake Boulevard for initial reports of a motorcycle crash, but investigators later found a man down with a gunshot wound, authorities said. Leonard was unresponsive near his motorcycle.
Prosecutors said that Omaha police officers traced Mikesh using surveillance video.
READ MORE: Homicide suspect found after allegedly lighting a stolen car on fire in Hummel Park, prosecutors say
He allegedly lit a stolen car on fire in Hummel Park that was seen on that surveillance, and cellphone location data put him in both places, prosecutors said.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
