Annapolis, MD – This afternoon in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court, Nicholas Francis Giroux, age 37 of Odenton, was sentenced by The Honorable Judge Richard Trunnell to Life plus 20 years for First Degree Murder and Use of a Firearm in a Crime of Violence, to be served consecutively in the Division of Corrections for the June 2024 murder of 27-year-old Isaiah Olugbemi. The Defendant entered a guilty plea to both counts on February 28, 2025.
Following the sentencing, State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess remarked, “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.” Leitess added, “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.”
On June 17, 2024 at approximately 9:44 p.m., officers with the Anne Arundel County Police Department were dispatched to the 500 Block of Meadowmist Way in Odenton for the report of a shooting. Officers discovered the victim, Isaiah Olugbemi, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics transported Mr. Olugbemi to R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where he succumbed to his wounds. An autopsy was performed by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) in Baltimore and the death ruled a homicide by gunfire.
At the crime scene, officers recovered surveillance video footage that captured the shooting incident. The Defendant can be seen approaching the victim on Meadowmist Way and shooting him multiple times with a handgun until the victim fell to the ground. Giroux then returned to fire three additional shots. Giroux fled to his nearby townhome before getting into a van and leaving the area. Investigators recovered 9mm cartridge casings from the scene.
Sixteen days before the murder, Giroux confronted Olugbemi and a next door neighbor while they were having a cookout and playing music in the neighbor’s backyard. At the time he displayed a handgun but because he hadn’t pointed it, no arrest was made.
Giroux was developed as a suspect using surveillance video, witness information, and police records. During an interview with investigators, Giroux confessed to the murder and later led investigators to the location of the 9mm handgun he used in the killing.
The State was represented by Assistant State’s Attorney Carolynn Grammas on behalf of the citizens of Anne Arundel County. The investigation was led by Homicide detectives with the Anne Arundel County Police Department.