Jasper County man found guilty in 2015 murder

A Jasper County man has been found guilty of shooting and killing a man outside a Hardeeville apartment complex in June 2015.

A jury found Naijuwuan Chisolm, 22, guilty of murder on Thursday for the June 9, 2015, death of Sterling Dreyfus Jenkins, 23, after an hour of deliberations, according to a 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office news release.

Chisolm was sentenced to 45 years in prison by Circuit Court Judge Perry Buckner.

“It was a daytime execution,” Assistant Solicitor Mary Jones said. “(Chisolm) waited until the victim was outside by himself and shot him in the head. It was a brazen act with no regard to the lives of anyone, including the multiple children who were in a nearby apartment.”

Chisolm also was convicted of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime following the two-day trial, the release said.

This story was originally published February 23, 2017 at 5:59 PM with the headline "Jasper County man found guilty in 2015 murder."