A repeat offender involved in the 2021 murder and home invasion of a Rhodes College student admitted guilt on Monday and was subsequently sentenced to prison.

Rainess Holmes, aged 40, confessed to second-degree murder and received a 20-year prison term, which he must complete entirely, along with an additional nine years for three distinct burglary cases.

Holmes, whose criminal history dates back to 2005, was one of four individuals who forcibly entered a Memphis residence occupied by college students, including 22-year-old senior Andrew “Drew” Rainer, at 5:40 a.m. on October 3, 2021, according to Shelby County court documents.

The surviving residents told Memphis police that four men with hoodies drawn over their faces kicked in their door and demanded the students’ electronics.

A memorial fund created in Rainer’s name called “Live Like Drew” says he “loved with great intensity, and showed enormous courage and self-sacrifice.” (Live Like Drew)

“One arrest has been made relative to this homicide,” Major Webb Kirkdoffer of the Memphis Police Department’s Homicide Bureau said in a statement. “However, investigators still need the public’s help identifying additional individuals who are responsible for Rainer’s murder.”

A memorial fund created in Rainer’s name called “Live Like Drew” says he “loved with great intensity, and showed enormous courage and self-sacrifice.” He was also an accomplished musician who played in an 80s rock band, an avid reader, an Eagle Scout, and a devoted member of the Catholic Church, according to his obituary.

“Drew was a loving son, brother, nephew, cousin and friend. He was a kind, cheerful, intelligent and outgoing young man, who was loved by his friends,” his obituary said.