After a three-day murder trial, a Gainesville man was sentenced to life in prison for killing Tallahassee resident Andrew Arosamena in the Downtown Gainesville Parking Garage about a year and a half ago, hours after a UF - FSU football game.
The Nov. 26, 2007 shooting occurred on the second floor of the Southwest Downtown Parking Garage near Market Street Pub.
At about 2:20 a.m., a blue car was blocking traffic on the garage's exit ramp.
Arosamena rolled down the passenger-side window of the car he was in and yelled at the driver to move. Nelson, who was talking to people in the blue car, walked over to the car Arosamena was in and shot him in the head, Mann said.
Okpara Nelson, 23, was charged with two consecutive life sentences for first-degree murder and armed burglary, at about 6 p.m. Friday at the Alachua County Courthouse.
Co-defendant Antwan Maye, 26, offered a no contest plea shortly after the shooting, said State Attorney's Office spokesman Spencer Mann.
After entering the plea, Maye was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of accessory after the fact to first-degree murder, tampering with evidence and aggravated assault with a firearm, Mann said.
As part of Maye's no contest deal, he had to testify against Nelson in the trial.
