ANNAPOLIS, Md. — An Odenton man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the 2024 killing of amateur boxer Isaiah Olugbemi, a father and decorated athlete whose death shocked his community.
Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Richard Trunnell on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, sentenced Nicholas Francis Giroux, 37, to life plus 20 years for first-degree murder and use of a firearm in a crime of violence. The terms will be served consecutively in the Division of Corrections. Giroux pleaded guilty to both charges on Feb. 28.
Olugbemi, 27, was a Junior Olympics gold medalist, a three-time Golden Gloves state champion and a two-time Open Regional champion who had been considered a rising star in the sport.
“Mr. Olugbemi was a father and rising star in amateur boxing. This was a cruel and senseless murder that took the life of someone with great promise,” State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess said in a statement. “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.”
Police were called about 9:44 p.m. on June 17, 2024, to the 500 block of Meadowmist Way in Odenton for a reported shooting. Officers found Olugbemi suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where he later died. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide by gunfire.
Surveillance video recovered from the scene showed Giroux approaching Olugbemi with a handgun, firing until he fell, and then returning to shoot three more times before retreating to his nearby townhome and leaving in a van. Detectives recovered nine-millimeter cartridge casings.
Sixteen days before the killing, police records show Giroux confronted Olugbemi and a neighbor during a backyard cookout, displaying a handgun but not pointing it. Officers did not make an arrest.
Investigators later identified Giroux through surveillance footage, witness accounts, and police records. During an interview, he confessed to the killing and led detectives to the nine-millimeter handgun used in the crime.
Assistant State’s Attorney Carolynn Grammas prosecuted the case. The investigation was led by homicide detectives with the Anne Arundel County Police Department.
A fundraiser in Olugbemi’s memory has raised more than $53,000 to support his family and young son. Donations can be made through the EverLoved memorial page.
This article was originally published by JB — Senior News Producer at The Bay Net on September 1, 2025. Read the original article here.