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.”…