According to a press statement from the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s Office, Giroux received his sentence on Friday afternoon from Judge Richard Trunnell of the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to first-degree murder and use of a firearm in a violent crime.
A 37-year-old American, Nicholas Giroux, has been sentenced to life imprisonment plus an additional 20 years for the murder of Nigerian-American boxer, Isaiah Olugbemi, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
The sentences will run consecutively in the Division of Corrections.
Olugbemi, 27, a rising star in amateur boxing and a father, was shot multiple times by Giroux on June 17, 2024, along the 500 block of Meadowmist Way, Odenton.
Police reported that the victim sustained several gunshot wounds and later died at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. An autopsy confirmed that his death was a homicide caused by gunfire.
Surveillance footage captured the chilling incident, showing Giroux approaching Olugbemi, firing multiple shots until he collapsed, and then shooting three more rounds before fleeing. 9mm cartridge casings were later recovered from the scene.
Investigators revealed that Giroux had previously confronted Olugbemi and a neighbour during a cookout about two weeks before the killing, brandishing a handgun but not pointing it.
After the murder, Giroux confessed during police questioning and even led authorities to the location of the firearm used in the crime.
State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess condemned the killing, calling it “cruel and senseless,” while highlighting Olugbemi’s promising boxing career.
“Mr. Olugbemi was a father and a rising star in amateur boxing. 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.”
The case was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Carolynn Grammas, while homicide detectives with the Anne Arundel County Police Department led the investigation.
