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Zuheili Roman Rosado

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.

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.

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.

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