ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - A man was sentenced to 55 years in prison in the shooting death of a Rock Island man.

Derrick B. Nephew Jr. was found guilty of first-degree murder on June 6 on the fourth day of trial, according to court documents.

Nephew was arrested in the death of Omari Braxton, 21, of Rock Island, who was found dead on May 11 from a gunshot wound to the head, according to police.

Nephew was arrested May 12 on a first-degree murder warrant in Davenport.

He pleaded not guilty in 2024.

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