A Leon County jury last week convicted a man for the 2022 shooting death of a 22-year-old Florida A&M University grad student and cheerleader.
After a two-day trial, a jury found Khalil Ogilvie, 28, guilty on a lesser charge of manslaughter instead of first-degree murder, which prosecutors were pursuing. That reduces the sentence he can receive; Ogilvie has a case management hearing March 4.
Oglivie shot and killed MaKayla Bryant in 2022 during a botched drug deal between the two, prosecutors say. According to the State Attorney’s Office, Bryant and another woman went to sell drugs to Oglivie. He then tried to rob her at gunpoint. As she resisted, he shot her. Bryant later died in surgery.
“(Oglivie) testified and claimed (Bryant) threatened him with a gun, triggering a struggle which resulted in an accidental discharge of the firearm,” court documents say.
State Attorney Jack Campbell said he has “nothing but respect” for the jury and its decision.
“He’s certainly responsible for her demise,” Campbell said. “I hope that the community recognizes that selling marijuana leads to bloodshed too often and that’s what we’re seeing over and over again.”