A man convicted of killing a convicted sex offender in Elkhart will spend decades in prison.

Nicholas Stanley was sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 22, to 80 years for shooting and killing Allen Cogswell at the Daylite Inn on Cassopolis Street in June 2025.

The sentence includes 55 years for murder, 10 years for aggravating factors and 15 years for a firearm enhancement.

Stanley must serve 75% of the sentence.

Cogswell had recently been released from prison after serving time for molesting one of Stanley’s relatives.

He was living at the hotel when he was killed.