POWELL MAN SENTENCED TO 43 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON

Delaware County Common Pleas Court Judge James Schuck sentenced 32-year-old Powell resident, Brandon Toleque, to a mandatory sentence of 15 years-to-life in prison for Murder, plus an additional 6 years in prison for 2 firearm specifications. Toleque was also sentenced to 11 years in prison for Kidnapping, and 11 years in prison for Rape. Judge Schuck ordered that all sentences be served consecutively.

Toleque was found guilty of 2 counts of Murder (both unclassified felonies) with Firearm Specifications, 1 count of Kidnapping (a felony of the first degree), and 1 count of Rape (also a felony of the first degree) by a Delaware County jury on May 7, 2025, following a 5-day trial.

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