Anyelle Curtley Sr., Murder and Conspiracy, Kentucky 2023

In a shocking turn of events, a federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, has returned a superseding indictment charging three men with conspiring to kill and ultimately murdering a witness in a federal investigation. The indictment alleges that between December 28, 2023, and January 31, 2023, Anyelle Curtley Sr., 47, of Louisville, Delrico Nelson, 48, of Macomb, Illinois, and Antoyne Penick, 48, of Louisville, conspired and agreed to kill Victim 1 with the intent to prevent the testimony of Victim 1 in an official proceeding and to prevent Victim 1 from communicating with a law enforcement officer or judge information relating to the commission of a federal offense.

According to the superseding indictment, Curtley Sr. and Nelson aided and abetted each other in the murder of Victim 1, who was a person assisting a federal investigation, while that assistance was being rendered and because of it. The indictment also alleges that Curtley Sr. and Nelson aided and abetted each other in the murder of Victim 1 through the use of a firearm. This indictment supersedes an indictment returned March 5, 2024, charging Curtley Sr. and others with drug trafficking and firearms-related charges.

The superseding indictment charges Curtley Sr., Nelson, and Penick with conspiracy to tamper with a witness or informant by killing and conspiracy to retaliate against a witness or informant by killing. The indictment alleges that the three men conspired and agreed to kill Victim 1 in retaliation for providing information to a law enforcement officer relating to the commission of a federal offense.

Additionally, the superseding indictment alleges that Curtley Sr. and Nelson killed Victim 1 while that assistance was being rendered and because of it. The indictment also alleges that Curtley Sr. and Nelson aided and abetted each other in the murder of Victim 1 through the use of a firearm.

Curtley Sr. has a prior conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, which was committed on May 19, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. As a result, Curtley Sr. was prohibited from possessing a firearm.

The three defendants are currently in custody and are awaiting trial. If convicted, they face significant prison time and fines. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Kentucky, with assistance from the DEA, FBI, ATF, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Louisville Metro Police Department.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdky/pr/federal-grand-jury-louisville-returns-superseding-indictment-charging-three-men-murder