Only if a jury convicts him. Which they probably will.
Sadly, I’m betting that everyone in that courtroom that have children, has uttered something about killing anyone that harms one of their kids.
I’d be interested to listen to the story to see why it happened
That's because they don't understand that the Merkun Jesters system is run by their enemies.
Those enemies would NEVER have dealt with this problem: "In 2018 Axtell filed an order of protection against the elderly man which was initially granted but later dropped."
Those enemies are just as guilty as the pedostiff.