GENESEE TOWNSHIP, MI – A second man has been sentenced to life in the 2022 murder of Jesse Loomis in Thetford Township.

Brian Colden, 54, was found guilty of felony murder, first-degree home invasion, conspiracy to commit first-degree home invasion and two firearm charges.

Troy Bilkovsky, 54, the other man sentenced in the murder, was sentenced to life in prison in August.

Two separate juries found the co-defendants guilty of murder in August.

According to police and trial testimony, Loomis was shot and killed after Colden and Bilkovsky broke into his Thetford Township home on Feb. 15, 2022, shortly after 6:30 a.m.

Loomis’ body was discovered lying in the driveway of his home by a friend. A trail of blood led from Loomis’ body to the kitchen inside of the home.

Before he was shot, Lo

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