Ibraheem Yazeed sentenced for murder of Aniah Blanchard
Ibraheem Yazeed and Aniah Blanchard
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (WAKA) – Ibraheem Yazeed, the man convicted of abducting and killing Aniah Blanchard in 2019, has been sentenced in Tuskegee.
Yazeed was sentenced to two life sentences for murder and felony murder.
In March, A jury in Macon County found Yazeed guilty in the two main counts he faced in the shooting death of Blanchard, who was a 19-year-old college student when she was killed.
Blanchard was from Homewood and was a student at Southern Union Community College. She was the stepdaughter of UFC fighter Walt Harris.
She was last seen in a Chevron gas station on South College Street in Auburn in October 2019. A massive search was launched for her, which got national attention, even on the “Dr. Phil” TV show. Evidence showed Yazeed was in the gas station at the same time she was.
Her car was found at an apartment complex in Montgomery. There was blood inside.
Her body was later found in woods in Macon County, about a month after her disappearance. Evidence showed that she had been shot in the head.
Yazeed was arrested in Florida. He has a lengthy criminal history. He is from Montgomery.
Yazeed was out on bail at the time of Blanchard’s death. That led the Legislature to pass, and Alabama voters to approve, “Aniah’s Law,” which limits the granting of bail for certain offenses.
