A Champaign man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of two Danville men. Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced his office obtained the sentence against 42 year old Nicholas Trimble.
Vermilion County Circuit Court Judge Derek Girton sentenced Trimble Wednesday. He was previously found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of Rafael Arevalo and Omar Roman. Both men were 26 years old.
According to Raoul, Trimble arranged a meeting to buy cannabis from Arevalo on Sept. 4, 2017. During the meeting, Trimble and another individual attempted to take the cannabis by force. Trimble shot Arevalo six times. Trimble and the individual who accompanied him opened fire on Roman, who was shot a total of 15 times. The Attorney General’s office prosecuted the case with Vermilion County State’s Attorney Jacqueline M. Lacy’s office.
