Algona, Iowa — The man convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram in September of 2023 received a sentence of life in prison Wednesday morning in Kossuth County District Court.
Forty-four-year-old Kyle Lou Ricke was found guilty following a four-day trial in Dickinson County last month. Assistant Attorney General Scott Brown prosecuted the case and said prior to the sentencing that Ricke earned the mandatory sentence of life with no parole.
Ricke took his opportunity to make a statement before his sentencing.
Several of Officer Cram’s family members read victim impact statements before Judge Nancy Whittenburg handed out the sentence of life without parole. Ricke will be transferred to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center at Oakdale for further processing by the Department of Corrections.
Ricke’s legal team had requested a new trial in the case, but District Court Judge Nancy Whittenburg overruled the new trial motion on Tuesday, and allowed the sentencing to proceed.
