Nelson gets life sentence for 2017 murder near La Grange

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…