Nebraska Supreme Court affirms convictions but orders resentencing in Blair fatal shooting
The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed the convictions but vacated the sentences for a man found guilty on all counts in a deadly shooting in Blair.Elijah Logan was convicted in August 2024 of first-degree murder, burglary, first-degree domestic assault, child abuse, possession of a deadly weapon to commit a felony and three counts of use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony.In October 2024, Logan received life in prison for first-degree murder. He was also sentenced on seven other charges.READ MORE: Jury finds man guilty on all counts in first-degree murder trial for deadly shooting in BlairIn Friday's ruling, the Nebraska Supreme Court said the Washington County District Court "erred in ordering two sentences for use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony to run concurrently with another sentence." The Supreme Court stated, "Because the State charged Logan alternately with both premeditated murder and felony murder, and it is not clear upon which theory the jury found him guilty, it violates double jeopardy to impose a sentence for both the murder and the predicate felony of burglary."For this reason, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that he would need to be resentenced on all his counts except for burglary.In May 2023, Logan entered a home in Blair. He shot Jordan Ely and Sam Ely. Sam was injured, and Jordan died from his injuries.Prosecutors said that Logan entered the home by kicking down the door and confronted Sam while she was holding their child.Jordan came upstairs and was then shot by Logan, and Sam was shot at least twice in the legs while holding the baby, according to prosecutors.Investigators said Jordan was pronounced dead at the scene. The infant was unharmed, Blair police said.The family told KETV NewsWatch 7 that Jordan died "a hero" trying to protect his sister, Sam, and his nephew from gunfire.The Supreme Court also ruled that the Washington County District Court was justified in admitting evidence of Logan's prior uncharged assaults on Sam. The Supreme Court ruled that this evidence gave context for the crimes he faced. The Supreme Court also sided with the court regarding not sequestering Sam. The court said Logan failed to demonstrate he suffered any prejudice by her being present at his trial.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
