The trial for a 2019 Lima murder case has been pushed back to September.
Lawyers for 19-year-old Na'zier Howard asked for more time to prepare for the trial which has been moved from May 31st to after Labor Day. Howard was indicted by the Allen County Grand Jury on the charges of aggravated murder, murder, and having a weapon under disability.
Police believe that Howard allegedly shot Kevonta Cowan in mid-December 2019 at a home on Kenilworth Avenue. Cowan was 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.
