AKRON, Ohio — An Akron teenager has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting a man on an Akron Metro bus last year.
On Tuesday, Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced that Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Christine Croce has sentenced 18-year-old Kavon Jackson of Euclid Avenue in Akron, to life in prison for the fatal shooting of 21-year-old William Howell. Jackson, who was 17 years old at the time of the crime, will be eligible for parole after serving 18 years of his sentence.
According to the Summit County Prosecutor's Office, Jackson's sentence was the only sentence permitted under Ohio law.
On Nov. 28, Jackson pled guilty to a special felony of "Murder with a Gun Specification." Jackson was accused of shooting Howell 10 times on an Akron Metro bus at the bus transit center in downtown Akron following an argument that took place in May 2021. Howell later died later at the hospital, while Akron Police captured Jackson following a short chase.
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