A man has been found guilty and jailed for life in connection with the death of a woman who was found at a hotel in Hastings in 2021.

Kyle Steven Williams, 35, was found guilty by a jury in the death of 36-year-old Kelly Jo Marie Kocurek.

Williams was found guilty of all four counts of first-degree murder while committing domestic abuse, first-degree premeditated murder, second-degree intentional homicide and first-degree assault.

The jury took less than a day to reach its verdict after a five-day trial. Williams was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

As previously reportedon May 18, 2021, Hastings police officers responded to a medical call at a hotel where they found Kocurek unresponsive on the floor with marks around her neck and bruises on her face. Several cables were near her body, according to authorities.

Kocurek was taken to the hospital and was in a coma until her death five days later.

During the investigation, Williams told officers that Kocurek tried to strangle himself and cut the cords around his neck.

The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office determined, however, that her death was a homicide and that many of the injuries were not self-inflicted. She also suffered multiple traumatic head injuries caused by physical assaults.

“Today justice was rightly served as Mr. Williams will now be held accountable for his ongoing acts of domestic abuse that culminated in Kelly’s violent murder,” said Dakota County District Attorney Kathy Keena. “While no outcome can fully heal the wounds of this heartbreaking incident, I hope today’s verdict brings some peace and comfort to Kelly’s family and loved ones.”