LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Wednesday afternoon, it was confirmed that Jacovan Bush has been sentenced to life in prison plus forty years without the possibility of parole for the murder of 23-year-old Devon Howard in 2018.
According to reports, on February 15, someone knocked on the door of Howard's apartment and then forced their way in. Witnesses said they heard the suspects demand money and then heard a gunshot.
Howard was later found dead on the apartment floor.
Bush was one of two suspects in the incident with warrants for both capital murder and aggravated robbery.
Reports also stated that shortly after the homicide happened, Bush moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. U.S. Marshals found him in January 2020.
He was originally placed in Linn County Jail in Iowa when he was arrested, as he awaited to get extradited back to Arkansas.
