Greene Sentenced to 50 Years for Killing of Gabrielle Bolton

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces the Honorable Jeb Branham sentenced Isaiah Greene to 50 years in Florida State Prison for the murder of 18-year-old Gabrielle Bolton. The sentencing hearing followed a previous guilty plea to the court Aug. 18, 2023.

In the early afternoon of Sept. 19, 2022, members of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to a Northwest Jacksonville home to assist the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department who discovered Bolton deceased in the home. Greene fled from the residence when first responders arrived, but his mother was present. She told law enforcement her son called her earlier that morning saying he was upset with Bolton and that “I didn’t mean to do it.” She went to the residence and Greene again stated he "didn’t mean to do it” and made suicidal comments. When law enforcement searched the home, Bolton was discovered dead in a back bedroom wrapped in a shower curtain and towel with obvious signs of trauma to her head. Greene was found a short time later at a different location and brought in for questioning. During his interview with law enforcement, Greene told detectives Bolton and he had been dating for about a year and he had been both physically and mentally abusive toward her. He admitted to getting into an argument with Bolton that day while she was in bathroom, which escalated to physical violence when he grabbed a metal object and struck her with it multiple times before dragging her body from the bathroom to the bedroom and covered her. Law enforcement arrested Bolton.

The case was investigated by Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and was prosecuted by Assistant State Attorney Jackie Blair.