Jul. 8—After jury selection last week, which trailed into Monday, the trial of Cham Obang Oman is underway.
Oman is one of three charged in the drive-by shooting death of the Gumdel Gilo in 2023 and is facing five felony counts of aiding and abetting including aiding and abetting first and second degree murder and two counts of aiding and abetting attempted murder and the use of a dangerous weapon.
Oman was believed to have been behind the wheel of the vehicle from which Chop shot from the night of the killing. The trial is expected to conclude by Friday and is expected to hear testimony from both the convicted shooter in the incident — Jenup Stepen Chop — and Manamany Omot Abella, who was sentenced to prison in April of 2024.
In February of this year, Chop was sentenced to 450 total months broken down between three felony counts of murder in the second degree-drive by shooting, attempted murder in the first degree-drive by shooting and attempted murder in the first degree-drive by shooting.
He received 297 months for the murder charge and 210 and 153 months respectively for the attempted murder charges.
The 153 month sentence would run consecutive to the previous two sentences with the 210 month sentence running concurrently. For each sentence, Chop will be required to spend at least two-thirds of the sentence in prison.