Reidy found Kennedy guilty of aggravated battery in December but acquitted him of first-degree murder.
He was visiting his girlfriend in Wheaton in the summer of 2021. He became friends with Josiah Kassahun, 23, of Wheaton, a fan who recognized Kennedy when Kennedy was out skateboarding one day. Kassahun told Kennedy to"calm down." Kennedy and Kassahun got out of the car, and Kennedy punched Kassahun in the face. Kassahun fell to the ground, hitting his head on the pavement. The girlfriend told police Kennedy then kicked him. But during the trial, she said she was not sure about that.
Also on Tuesday, Kennedy pleaded guilty to one count of threatening a public official and was sentenced to five years in prison on that charge.
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