Akili Porter, 24, has been sentenced to serve 12 to 33 years in Nevada state prison for fatally shooting his mother's boyfriend, Jamere Watley, at their Las Vegas residence last September. The case drew attention after security camera footage revealed Porter appeared calm as he shot Watley multiple times during an argument over a slammed door.
Background
Porter, Watley, and Porter's mother all lived together in the Las Vegas home where the fatal shooting occurred on Sept. 21, 2025. Court documents obtained by KLAS revealed that both Watley and Porter's mother believed the young man struggled with alcohol use. According to investigators, Porter had completed rehab approximately a month before the incident but had resumed drinking.
The morning of the shooting began with an attempt to intervene in Porter's drinking. After finding him passed out in bed following a night of heavy drinking, Watley and Porter's mother attempted to take away his truck keys to prevent him from driving. The confrontation escalated when Porter became upset, slammed a door, and left the residence.
The Investigation
Security camera footage captured the entire sequence of events that followed. After returning home, Porter encountered Watley, who was visibly angry about the earlier door-slamming incident. Audio from the security system recorded Watley's outburst directed at Porter moments before the shooting.
"You [expletive], you [expletive]! Close that door and get that [unintelligible] out of here," Watley yelled, according to the audio captured on the footage described in Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reports.
Porter pulled out a firearm, pointed it at Watley, then exited the house before immediately reentering and shooting him multiple times, police said. Despite claiming self-defense, investigators noted Porter "appeared calm" throughout the encounter.
LVMPD arrested Porter and initially charged him with open murder with the use of a deadly weapon. He later pleaded guilty in May to second-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon in lieu of facing trial on the more serious original charge.
"The defendant knows how good of a man Jamere was," Watley's sister, Jamillah Douthet, said during Porter's sentencing hearing. "It wasn't right. It was premeditated. It was calculated. And it was deliberate. And he did not deserve it."
Key Takeaways
- Akili Porter, 24, convicted of second-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon for Sept. 21, 2025 shooting
- Sentenced to 12-33 years in Nevada state prison; eligible for parole after 12 years
- Security footage showed Porter remained calm while shooting mother's boyfriend multiple times
- Argument stemmed from dispute over Porter slamming a door in their shared Las Vegas home
- Porter originally faced open murder charge before pleading guilty to lesser second-degree murder count
What's Next
Porter will serve his sentence at a Nevada state correctional facility. He becomes eligible for parole consideration after serving 12 years of his sentence. No further court proceedings are anticipated in this case as the matter has concluded with his guilty plea and sentencing.
Watley's family attended the sentencing and expressed their view that the killing was premeditated, drawing attention to what they described as Porter's calculated actions caught on security camera.