Teenager sentenced to 50 years prison for killing a man in DeLand
An 18-year-old man was sentenced Monday to 50 years in prison for killing a man two years ago in DeLand.
Kveon Asun Jiles was found guilty of second-degree murder at a jury trial in June for the 2021 killing of LaRoyce Covington. Jiles, whose charging affidavit listed a Lake Helen address, faced up to life in prison.
Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols pronounced the sentence Monday.
Jiles was a juvenile at the time of killing, so he is entitled to a sentence review after serving 25 years. He had turned 16 just 13 days before the July 21, 2021, shooting on East Walts Avenue.
During a hearing this morning in Volusia County, Young Guns defendant Kveon Jiles was sentenced to 50 years in prison. Jiles was found guilty as charged in June of Second-Degree Murder (Firearm).
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When police responded at about 11:08 p.m., they found Covington on the ground pleading for help, according to a charging affidavit.
Covington told a police officer, “Kveon shot me, dog," the affidavit stated.
The officer responded, “Who Kveon? You said Kveon?”
“Yeah,” Covington responded.
“Jiles?" the officer asked.
“Jiles,” Covington replied.
Then Covington stated: “Oh man, I ain’t going to make it, I can’t breathe.”
About a month after the shooting, a man fishing at Blue Lake near DeLand snagged a bag and inside he found the murder weapon, a disassembled AR-15 pistol.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Florida Teen sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing DeLand man
