LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The trial for a Lima teen charged with a 2019 murder is set to begin in November.
19-year-old Na'Zier Howard's trial is scheduled for November 29th. Howard was indicted for the death of Ke'Vonta Cowan in 2019, when Howard was 17 years old. A motion hearing was held on Monday, to remove a request to get Howard's school work while he was at the Allen County Juvenile Detention Center for handwriting analysis. Prosecutors were able to get a writing sample from another source and didn't need the schoolwork anymore.
Howard allegedly shot Cowan, who was found with a gunshot wound in 2019 at a home on Kenilworth Avenue. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Howard is currently in prison serving a 14-year sentence for robbing Hermies Party Shop and Little Caesars in January of 2020.
