Event Brief
Jury convicts 3 in 2017 cold-case slaying
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 30, 2026 at 7:20 PM ET
Summary: A week-long trial in Alachua County ended in guilty verdicts for three men tied to the 2017 shooting death of 23-year-old Christin Cassels in Hawthorne. Nikenson Perin was sentenced to life in prison; Blake Jackson and Keneth Altidor were convicted of second-degree murder and are awaiting sentencing.
WHO: Nikenson Perin, Blake Jackson, Keneth Altidor; Christin Cassels
WHAT: Jury convicts three men in a 2017 cold-case shooting death; Perin receives a life sentence; Jackson and Altidor await sentencing.
WHEN: Sep 30, 2026 at 5:37 PM ET
WHERE: Alachua County, Florida
WHY: The men were convicted for their roles in the 2017 shooting death of Christin Cassels; the case proceeded to trial after investigators linked the suspects using newly analyzed cell phone records and geofencing data.
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