Nelson gets life sentence for 2017 murder near La Grange

DYLAN NELSON
DYLAN NELSON

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported that the murder trial of Dylan Nelson took place from Sept. 20-24 with the jury convicting the 25-year-old defendant.

Nelson was found guilty of the 2017 murder of 43-year-old Jeremy Cornwell of La Grange. He was given a life sentence and assessed a $10,000 fine by the jury.

On the morning of July 6, 2017, Cornwell was found unresponsive at his home on C…