Kaleek Lewis Sentenced to Life for Dedric Arnold’s Murder
Kaleek Lewis has been sentenced to life in prison in Cedar Rapids for the first-degree murder of Dedric Arnold. Lewis was convicted by a jury for shooting Arnold to death.
Cedar Rapids Waterloo Iowa City & Dubuque, IA, October 16, 2026 —
Kaleek Lewis has been sentenced to life in prison in Cedar Rapids after a jury convicted him of the first-degree murder of Dedric Arnold. The conviction was for shooting Arnold to death, according to the information provided.
The summary does not identify the court, the date of the sentencing or the date of the shooting. It also does not provide details about the trial, the evidence presented to jurors, or any statements from Lewis, Arnold’s family, prosecutors or defense counsel. The names of the judge and attorneys were not provided.
No further information was provided about the circumstances of Arnold’s death or the events leading to the jury’s verdict. The summary also does not specify whether Lewis has other convictions or whether any appeal has been filed. Those details cannot be confirmed from the information available here.
The known outcome is that a jury found Lewis guilty of first-degree murder and that he was sentenced to life in prison in Cedar Rapids. No additional sentencing terms or explanation of the court’s decision were included in the summary.
Story summarized from the original created by Brian Tabick on www.kcrg.com, see more information here.
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