ALLEN COUNTY, Ind.–A Fort Wayne man named Jermard Lewis was sentenced to 65 years in prison on Tuesday for attacking and killing a Kroger employee in Waynedale back on December 7, 2023.
The incident occurred after an altercation between Lewis and the victim, Perla Nieto, in the store. Witnesses reported that Lewis and his girlfriend were escorted out of the store but returned later to carry out the attack. Despite admitting to the stabbing, Lewis received the maximum sentence for murder.
Nieto was 59 years old when she was killed. Police say Lewis admitted to them that he didn’t like the way Nieto treated him before he stabbed her. Officers say they also got surveillance video and photos of him committing the crime…