Myles Pleads Guilty to Murder, Gets 40 Years

Denzale Jydon Myles pleaded guilty for the 2021 murder of Ezrianna Poncik of La Grange

Myles, 31 of La Grange, accepted a 40-year prison sentence before District Judge Jeff Stainhauser on Wednesday, May 8. The killing happened on Sept. 4, 2021 at the Green Acres Apartments just outside La Grange. Myles had been in custody at the Fayette County Jail since that time

Myles was also charged with possession of a stolen firearm in conjunction with the murder charge. He received the maximum two-year sentence for that charge on Wednesday as well.

Fayette County Attorney Peggy Supak said Myles and Poncik were in a relationship at the time of her murder. Poncik was 20 years old at the time