Their dad was killed near Byrd Park. Today, on his birthday, they got justice.

RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond Circuit Court Judge Tracy Thorne-Begland sentenced Kendell Oliver to 72 active years in jail for his role in a June 2024 homicide near Byrd Park.

Oliver is one of three defendants arrested for the robbery and homicide of Wilson Negron, a Henrico father of five.

Judge Thorne-Begland cited Oliver’s lengthy and violent criminal history and repeated opportunities for rehabilitation offered through various plea deals for handing down the maximum sentence…

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