Florida man convicted of killing teen protecting 5-year-old sister during home invasion heads to death row

The Brief

  • A man convicted of killing a 15-year-old boy during a 2019 home invasion has been sentenced to death.
  • Ryan Cole was convicted of stabbing Khyler Edman while the teen was protecting his 5-year-old sister.
  • Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell said investigators have concluded that the attack was random, and Cole didn’t have any relationships with anyone at the home.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. A Florida man who was convicted of breaking into a Charlotte County home and killing a teenager inside as he protected his little sister has been sentenced to death.

The backstory:

On September 26, 2019, Charlotte County deputies went to the area of Starlite Lane and Olean Boulevard in Port Charlotte to investigate reports of an injured man running through the neighborhood.

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