Tennessee repeat felon charged in Rhodes College student's 2021 murder learns his fate

A repeat felon charged in connection with a Rhodes College student's murder and home invasion pleaded guilty on Monday and received his prison sentence Rainess Holmes now pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to serve of a -year prison sentence plus a combined nine years for three separate burglary cases Holmes a career criminal with charges dating back to was one of four men who broke into a Memphis home housing several college students including -year-old senior Andrew Drew Rainer at a m on Oct Shelby County court records state The surviving residents advised Memphis police that four men with hoodies drawn over their faces kicked in their door and demanded the students' electronics FUGITIVE ARRESTED AFTER POSTING VIDEO TAUNTING POLICE ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO LOCATE HIM Andrew Rainer was explained to type in the pass code to his iPad and when he failed to do so was shot the arrest affidavit states The defendants left the home with several phones gaming systems video games and other electronics belonging to the casualties police explained MAN CHARGED WITH MAKING THREATS AGAINST ICE AGENTS DHS SEC KRISTI NOEM IN 'ALARMING' SOCIAL MEDIA POSTSWhen Memphis police arrived at the scene they ascertained Rainer dead with a gunshot wound at the bottom of a staircase inside the home One of the residents of the home was able to track his iPad's location to a hotel where personnel were able to establish a perimeter and eventually track down Holmes but he fled the area jumped a drainage ditch and escaped the area He was briefly placed on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's The bulk Requested list and was detained two days later on Oct TEXAS DAD'S TIKTOK VIDEOS HELPED LEAD POLICE TO SON'S SUSPECTED KILLER 'IT PAID OFF'The Shelby County District Attorney's Office stated in a Monday announcement that it worked very closely with Rainer's family throughout the process They were present in court and supportive of the outcome the DA's office mentioned COVENANT SCHOOL TRANS SHOOTER PLOTTED NASHVILLE ATTACK FOR YEARS KEPT NOTEBOOKS WITH PLANS FINAL REPORTHolmes was not the suspect who fatally shot Rainer Memphis police are still searching for the other three persons involved in the home invasion and murder Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information leading to any additional arrests in the incident NASHVILLE SCHOOL SHOOTING MANIFESTO WHY KILLERS WRITE ABOUT MOTIVES One arrest has been made relative to this homicide Major Webb Kirkdoffer of the Memphis Police Department s Homicide Bureau stated in a comment However investigators still need the population s help identifying additional individuals who are responsible for Rainer s murder A memorial fund created in Rainer's name called Live Like Drew says he loved with great intensity and exhibited enormous courage and self-sacrifice He was also an accomplished musician who played in an s rock band an avid reader an Eagle Scout and a devoted member of the Catholic Church according to his obituary Drew was a loving son brother nephew cousin and friend He was a kind cheerful intelligent and outgoing young man who was loved by his friends his obituary announced