Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Aug 29, 2012) — A sentencing hearing for 35 year old Leron Howard of Jamestown has been set for November 14, 2012, at 10-a.m., in Southeast District Court, in Jamestown.

On August 23, 2012 a Southeast District Court jury, in Jamestown, found Howard guilty of murder and criminal conspiracy, in the death of Somali immigrant 18 year old Abdi Ali Ahmed, of Jamestown.

A pre-sentence investigation was ordered by Judge Thomas Merrick.

Murder and Criminal Conspiracy are Class AA felonies, with the penalty up to life in prison without parole.

Co-defendant Janelle Cave was convicted of manslaughter and criminal conspiracy in February, 2012.

She was sentenced to 11 years in prison and is appealing her conviction, in the North Dakota Supreme Court.