An argument that started inside a Spring Valley hookah lounge and spilled into the parking lot has ended with an 8 to 20 year prison term for a Las Vegas man, with parole eligibility set for 2033. The sentence, handed down Wednesday, caps a case that began with a Feb. 9, 2025 confrontation outside the Secret Lounge and Restaurant. With credit for time already served, the defendant is expected to seek parole in less than a decade.
Plea deal, sentence and parole eligibility
According to 8 News Now, 25-year-old Anjele McCullough pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and battery and agreed to an 8 to 20 year prison term. Court documents reviewed by the station indicate that McCullough will receive credit for time he has already spent in custody and is projected to be eligible for parole in 2033. Clark County court listings show the case was heard at the Regional Justice Center in the department overseen by Judge Carli Kierny.
What happened outside the Secret Lounge
Police say the dispute started inside the Secret Lounge near Jones Boulevard and West Twain Avenue, then moved into the parking lot, where gunfire erupted and two people were hit. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that one of the victims later died from multiple gunshot wounds and that the Clark County coroner ruled the death a homicide. An online obituary from Dignity Memorial identifies the victim as 46-year-old Kaleo Kekahuna and lists his date of death as Feb. 9, 2025.
Family reaction
Kekahuna’s relatives addressed the court as the case drew to a close. Barbara Jean Kekahuna told 8 News Now that “his loss is profound, and the pain is unrelenting,” a sentiment that underscored just how much the shooting has weighed on the family even as the legal proceedings wrap up.
Co-defendant and court history
Both McCullough and his brother were arrested shortly after the shooting on open murder and other felony counts, according to local reporting. At a later preliminary hearing, a judge dismissed the charges against one brother after reviewing surveillance footage, while Anjele McCullough’s case was sent to district court and ultimately resolved with the plea deal, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Hoodline’s coverage of the earlier arrest and investigation detailed the initial police response.
Legal context
Under Nevada law, voluntary manslaughter is a category B felony that typically carries 1 to 10 years in prison, according to NRS 200.080. In homicide cases, plea negotiations and sentencing enhancements can lead to longer combined terms than the basic range spelled out in the statute, which is what happened here with the 8 to 20 year agreement.
What’s next
McCullough will now serve his sentence in state custody, with the chance to seek parole in 2033 once his time-served credit is factored in. For Kekahuna’s family and the neighbors around the Secret Lounge, the plea and sentencing mark a formal legal ending to a shooting that rattled the Spring Valley community last year, even as the emotional fallout continues.
