Nicholas Stanley Sentenced to 80 Years for Goshen Murder
In Goshen, Indiana, Nicholas Stanley was sentenced to 80 years in prison for the murder of Allen Cogswell, a sex offender who had assaulted Stanley's relative. The shooting occurred at the Daylite Inn in June 2025.
Champaign Urbana & Springfield Decatur, IL, October 22, 2026 —
Nicholas Stanley was sentenced to 80 years in prison for the murder of Allen Cogswell in Goshen, Indiana. The shooting occurred at the Daylite Inn in June 2025.
Cogswell was described in the information provided as a sex offender who had assaulted one of Stanley’s relatives. The information does not specify when that assault occurred or provide further details about it.
Details about the sentencing were not provided, including the date of the hearing, the court that imposed the sentence and whether Stanley may be eligible for parole. The information also does not state how Stanley pleaded or describe the proceedings that led to his sentence.
Further circumstances surrounding the shooting were not included. The information does not say what happened at the inn before the shooting, whether anyone else was present or how authorities investigated the case. No statements from Stanley, Cogswell’s family, law enforcement or the court were provided.
The available details establish the location and month of the shooting, the identities of Stanley and Cogswell, and the 80-year prison sentence. Additional information about the case and the sentence was not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by WNDU News staff, Jordan Gartner on www.wandtv.com, see more information here.
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