Man convicted in Delaware County murder, kidnapping, rape sentenced to over 40 years
POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) – A Powell man convicted of murdering a man and kidnapping and raping his girlfriend will spend a minimum of 43 years in prison.
Brandon Toleque, who was found guilty of murder with two firearm specifications, one count of first-degree kidnapping, and one count of first-degree rape, was sentenced to 43-years-to-life in prison.
Toleque’s total sentence included 15-years-to-life for murder, 11 years each for kidnapping and rape, plus six years for the two firearm specifications. Judge James Schuck ordered that all sentences be served consecutively.
After a five-day trial, a jury convicted Toleque of killing Arazeia Richardson on Nov. 15, 2023. Richardson was a guest in Toleque’s home at Thornbury Lane and Ascot Court in Powell.
Video surveillance from a Ring camera showed Toleque, Richardson, the woman and two others enter the home on Nov. 12. The two individuals left the home later that evening and later Toleque forced the woman to leave the home with him at 1:09 a.m.
Toleque, 32, was arrested two days later in Marshall County, Indiana; when taken into custody, a woman in the car Toleque was driving told officers that Toleque “killed my boyfriend” and that he needed to “trust” her before raping her twice, court records state.
He will be 75 when eligible for parole. For a previous report on this story view the video player above.