A Genesee County jury on Wednesday found 29-year-old Omar Brogdon guilty in the 2024 killing of Fenton Township resident Orhan Hosic, a shooting prosecutors say started as a simple Facebook Marketplace sale and ended in cold-blooded murder. Brogdon was convicted of second-degree murder, felony murder, armed robbery and three counts of felony firearm. Hosic, 38, was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds at his home on July 6, 2024. Brogdon now faces life in prison without the possibility of parole and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 18, 2026.
Verdict and charges
The Genesee County jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts after hearing prosecutors lay out their case, according to ClickOnDetroit. Jurors convicted Brogdon of second-degree murder, felony murder, armed robbery and three counts of felony firearm. Prosecutors also noted that Brogdon was 29 years old at the time of the trial.
How the slaying unfolded
Deputies called to the home on July 6, 2024, found Hosic "suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and lying in a pool of blood at the bottom of the stairs in his garage," prosecutors said, according to CBS Detroit. Investigators say Hosic had set up a Facebook Marketplace meeting to show a pair of Corvette car seats and that Brogdon was at the home for nearly three hours before the killing.
Evidence recovered
Two weeks after the shooting, investigators arrested Brogdon and executed a search warrant at his home. They recovered a vehicle that matched the bright orange Camaro seen near the crime scene, a firearm whose ballistics matched the bullets used to kill Hosic, and a pair of shoes prosecutors say matched bloody footprints left in the garage, according to CBS Detroit. Prosecutors also told jurors that Hosic's cellphone was later found in Brogdon's possession.
How investigators tracked him
Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said investigators initially hit a dead end and used what he described as a "red herring" in public briefings to keep Brogdon from bolting while they worked the case, according to WNEM. Swanson said that when detectives finally executed a search warrant, they found the Camaro had been wrapped in white vinyl and that the two Corvette seats were sitting inside the vehicle.
Prosecutor reaction and next steps
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton praised the jury's decision, calling it a measure of accountability for Hosic's family. "Today, justice was served for Mr. Hosic," Leyton said, in comments reported by WHMI. Brogdon is scheduled to be sentenced on May 18, 2026, and faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. First covered his arrest in July 2024.
Marketplace meet-ups remain risky
Authorities say the case is a grim reminder that face-to-face transactions arranged online can turn deadly. Police routinely advise people to meet in public, well-lit locations - including police station parking lots - for exchanges, according to WXYZ. Local officials also urge buyers and sellers to bring a friend, check IDs, and consider finishing the deal at a precinct instead of inviting strangers to a private home.
