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Bova Again Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Mother of Six, Ending 9 Years of Trauma for Family

March 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Joseph Bova II moments before he pleaded guilty to murder this afternoon, and was sentenced, again, to life in prison without parole. (© FlaglerLive)

More than nine years after he murdered Zuheili Roman Rosado, the mother of six, at a Palm Coast convenience store, Joseph Bova II this afternoon pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Again. Bova is 34.

Joseph Bova, Serving Life for Murder, Rejects New Trial But Stunningly Wins Chance to Reduce Sentence to 45 Years

February 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Joseph Bova appearing for a hearing this morning before Circuit Judge Terence Perkins, from the county jail, by video connection. (© FlaglerLive via zoom)

It was another astonishing court appearance and potential shift in a history of astonishing hearings and the trial involving Joseph Bova II, the now-34-year-old schizophrenic serving life in prison for the 2013 murder of Zuheily Rosado, the mother of five, at a Palm Coast convenience store on State Road 100.

Appeals Court Orders New Bova Murder Trial: Judge ‘Abused’ Discretion By Denying Him Right to Represent Himself

February 5, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Joseph Bova, flanked by his attorneys--Joshua Mosley, left, and Matt Phillips--as he strenuously argued with Circuit Judge Perkins that he wanted to represent himself. Perkins denied the request. Bova eventually won the argument as an appeals court today ruled that the judge was wrong to deny his right to self-representation. (© FlaglerLive)

The Fifth District Court of Appeal today ordered Joseph Bova re-tried for murder, 17 months after a jury found Bova guilty and a judge sentenced him to life in prison. The court ruled that Judge Terence Perkins was wrong to deny Bova his right to fire his attorneys and represent himself, no matter how much of a mess Bova would have made for himself.

Rare Look at Minefield of Self-Representation as Judge Perkins Defends Decision to Deny Murder Suspect’s 6th Amendment Right

October 30, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Circuit Judge Terence Perkins. (© FlaglerLive)

Circuit Judge Terence Perkins for the second time in five weeks on Tuesday defended his decision to deny Joseph Bova the right to represent himself during his trial on a first-degree murder charge at the end of September. Bova was found guilty and Perkins sentenced him to life in prison. The case is on appeal.

Daughter Gives Her Murdered Mother A Voice Moments Before Killer Is Sentenced To Life in Prison

September 30, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

An image of Zuheily Roman Rosado the prosecution displayed during closing arguments in the case that ended with a guilty verdict for Joseph Bova, who sat between his two attorneys, Josh Mosley, left, and Matt Phillips, Monday in circuit court. (© FlaglerLive)

Teisha Silva Rosado, eldest daughter of Zuheily Rosado, who was murdered six and a half years ago, took the stand just before the sentencing of Joseph Bova today, describing her mother to a courtroom that until then had only known Rosado as a name.

In 39 Minutes, Jury Rejects Insanity, Finding Bova Guilty of Murdering Zuheily Rosado; He Faces Life in Prison

September 30, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Joseph Bova II. (© FlaglerLive)

A jury of six women and six men found Joseph Bova II, 31, guilty of murdering Zuheily Roman Rosado at a Palm Coast convenience store in 2013. Bova’s insanity defense proved unconvincing.

Joseph Bova’s Insanity Defense Unravels: ‘I Had To Kill Her To Save All the People of Flagler County’

September 27, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Joseph Bova moments before he testified today in his trial on a first-degree murder charge. (© FlaglerLive)

In testimony today, Joseph Bova explained how voices told him to kill Zuheily Rosado, 32, at a Mobil convenience store in 2013, but he also conceded that he’d fought the voices for months, casting doubt about his claim that he was insane at the time.

Prosecution Rests, and Rests Easy, in Bova Murder Trial as Even Defense Witnesses Fall Short of Pointing to Insanity

September 26, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Joseph Bova II is claiming he was insane when he shot Zuheili Rosado dead at the Mobil mart in Palm Coast in 2013, but even the defense’s witnesses so far are not making the case, proving more helpful to the state’s argument of pre-meditated first-degree murder.

How Joseph Bova Ended Zuheili Rosado’s’s Life in 13 Seconds: Prosecution Memorializes a Murder in Dramatic Trial Opening

September 25, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

JOseph Bova arriving for the second afternoon session in his trial on a first-degree murder charge this afternoon in circuit court in Bunnell. One of his attorneys, Assistant Public Defender Matt Phillips, is to the right. (© FlaglerLive)

The prosecution today showed images and video of Zuheili Roman Rosado’s murder at the hands of Joseph Bova, portraying a premeditated act carefully planned and executed down to the three shots that killed the single mother of six at a Palm Coast convenience store in 2013.

Bova Tries To Fire His Attorneys and Represent Himself Moments Before His Murder Trial. Judge Says No.

September 23, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Joseph Bova, center, with his attorneys, Joshua Mosley, left, and Matt Phillips, just before jury selection this morning. (© FlaglerLive)

Before starting with jury selection this morning in Joseph Bova;s trial for the murder of store clerk Zuheili Rosado, Bova tried delaying the trial by seeking to represent himself on his insanity defense.

An Erratic Joseph Bova Goes On Trial Today for 2013 Murder of Zuheili Rosado, Arguing Insanity

September 23, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Joseph Bova in court today. He told the judge his face was distorted because of 'allergies.' A doctor testifying in court today could not explain the distortions. (c FlaglerLive)

Joseph Bova II’s trial begins Monday for the murder of Zuheily Roman Rosado at a Palm Coast gas station in 2013, after six years of see-sawing between Flagler’s jail and a psychiatric hospital. He is arguing insanity.

Prosecution Questions If Accused Murderer Joey Bova Is Insane Or Just Playing The System

May 24, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Joseph Bova, center, with his attorney, Joshua Mosley, right, in Bova's last court appearance in April. He has been at the Flagler County jail since, but his mental state is unclear. (© FlaglerLive)

Joseph Bova is accused of murdering Mobilmart store clerk Zuheily Rosado in 2013, but has been seesawing between competence and incompetence since, delaying trial. He appears to be sliding back into incompetence for the third time.

Deemed Competent, Joseph Bova Will Be Tried For 2013 Mobil Mart Murder–and Medicated By Force If Necessary

April 30, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Joseph Bova looked unrecognizable in court today compared to a court appearance just five years ago. (© FlaglerLive)

Joseph Bova is pleading insanity in the February 2013 murder of Zuheily Roman Rosado, a single mother of six. To keep him competent for trial the sheriff’s jail personnel is authorized to use force to keep him on his medications.

Joseph Bova Scrawls Guilty Plea in Mobil Station Murder, But Is Judged Still Incompetent

November 1, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Joseph Bova in a previous court appearance. (© FlaglerLive)

Joseph Bova is accused of first degree murder in the execution-style shooting of store clerk Zuheili Roman Rosado at the Mobil convenience store on State Road 100 in February 2013.

Joseph Bova, Accused Killer of Store Clerk, Again Declared Incompetent In Threatening Court Appearance

April 11, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Joseph Bova arriving in court today. (c FlaglerLive)

Joseph Bova, accused killer of store clerk Zuheili Roman Rosado in Palm Coast in 2013, threatened that the judge and four others would die in “seconds” during an appearance before Judge Craig this afternoon.

Trial in Gas Station Murder Likely in Late Summer But Suspect, On Meds, Still Unpredictable

July 5, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Joseph Bova, the impenetrable 28-year-old suspect in the execution-style murder of a Palm Coast’s Zuheili Roman Rosado at a gas station in 2013, appeared in court today for the first time in almost a year, stable but still hinting at the unpredictable.

A Heavily Medicated Bova, Accused Store Clerk Murderer, Declared Competent for Trial

July 15, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Joseph Bova, under heavy anti-psychotic medication, will stand trial later this year, a judge ruled, despite arguments from his defense attorney that he can regress and have psychotic episodes triggered by the trial process.

Joseph Bova, Found Incompetent to Stand Trial for Mobil Murder, Is Committed to State Hospital

October 8, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Joseph Bova, the inscrutable and unnerving suspect accused of murdering Zuheily Roman Rosado in an execution-style shooting at the Mobil Mart in February 2013, will be committed to a state hospital.

Judge Refuses to Revoke $400,000 Bond on European Village’s Would-Be Shooter; Bova Behaves

March 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Daniel Noble, accused of attempted murder in the March 15 European Village incident, was in court today, as were the men who disarmed him, as prosecutor tried unsuccessfully to revoke his bond. Joseph Bova, the accused murderer of Mobil Mart store clerk Zuheily Rosado, was also in court, subdued this time, and is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing in May.

Court Appearance Adds to Puzzles Behind Mobil Mart Murder Suspect as Victim’s Mother Looks On

December 3, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

A Tuesday court appearance by Joseph Bova II, accused of murdering Roman Rosado in an execution-style killing at the Mobil Mart on SR 100 in February, added to questions surrounding his case, including about his competence and a mysterious incident involving him that took place at the jail on Thanksgiving Day.

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