It took the Flagler County jury just 39 minutes to convict Joseph Frank Bova II of murder in the 2013 death of Zuheily Rosada, a 32-year-old mother of six, according to the State Attorney's Office. [READ ALSO: Flagler Beach murder suspect tries to fire attorneys ahead of trial]. The voices, Bova said, were relentless and prodded him to kill Rosado. Digital access or digital and print delivery. DON'T MISS AN EPISODE, SUBSCRIBE: iTunes | Google Play. • Authorities said Joseph Bova, 25, a drifter, was seen in surveillance video entering the store the night of the shooting. Hillsborough County forensic neuropsychologist Joseph Sesta, who was hired by the defense to evaluate Joseph Bova twice, went into greater detail about Bova’s mental disorders. He was moved to a state hospital where competency was later restored. Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. Bova was the final witness his defense attorneys called to testify before resting their case Friday. Performance & security by Cloudflare, Please complete the security check to access. Your IP: 54.37.16.174 Prosecutors are expected to call court-appointed psychologist William Meadows to the stand Monday to counter Sesta’s testimony. “The voices told me that this woman Zuheily was the devil,” Bova testified. The goal of Bova and his defense attorneys was to convince jurors that he was legally insane when he stormed into a Mobil Mart convenience store the night of Feb. 21, 2013 and gunned down Rosado as she worked inside the Flagler Beach gas station convenience store. • Midway through his testimony, Circuit Court Judge Terence Perkins reminded jurors that Bova is taking prescribed psychotropic medication. Jurors on Wednesday had watched surveillance video that showed footage of a gunman charging into the Mobil store, a black shirt tied around his head, and shooting Rosado three times. Choose the plan that’s right for you. “It was just a very awkward and odd time; it was really confusing,” Bova said. While testifying, Bova often vacillated between being very lucid in his responses, to seeming disinterested and even withdrawn. He answered many questions by simply saying, “Yup,” or “I don’t know.”.

Bova looked down often while being questioned by Public Defender Matthew Phillips. Jail Location BUNNELL — He took measured steps as he walked to the front of the courtroom, head bowed, shoulders slumped, the sleeves of his oversized suit jacket draped low over his palms. Some members of Rosado’s family listened in anguish as Bova explained his motivation for killing her, while others shook their heads in disbelief. Daytona Beach News-Journal Online ~ 901 6th Street, Daytona Beach, FL 32117 ~ Do Not Sell My Personal Information ~ Cookie Policy ~ Do Not Sell My Personal Information ~ Privacy Policy ~ Terms Of Service ~ Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. All rights reserved. Rosada was working at a Palm Coast gas station on Feb. 21, 2013, when Bova burst in and fired three rounds at her, killing her instantly. I was very stressed out and completely insane because I was not sleeping and I’m hearing voices. Joseph Bova is being held at a psychiatric hospital. Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property.

Bova shot Rosado execution-style, according to investigators.

Another way to prevent getting this page in the future is to use Privacy Pass. His father, Henry Bova, had been called as a witness Thursday afternoon and described the lingering psychological effects Bova sustained from a dirt bike accident he had at the age of 13. He at times spoke softly, almost in a mumble, replying with short, one-word retorts. ", “They kept talking to me about it and they ended up saying that I had to kill her to save all the people of Flagler County that were going to die,” Bova said. He said he was one of at least six doctors who diagnosed Bova with either schizophrenia or some type of psychosis. BUNNELL -- Jurors took less than 40 minutes Monday to convict Bunnell resident Joseph F. Bova II of first-degree murder for the execution-style killing of a 32-year-old single mother of six in 2013. Other times, he was much more elaborate in his responses. He said he never sought psychological treatment and was not taking anti-psychotic medications at the time. Sesta said Bova suffers from type 2 schizophrenia, a type of mental illness that commonly includes hallucinations, delusions and “structural brain disorders.” Sesta did not offer an opinion on Bova’s claim of legal insanity. I didn’t know what I was doing.”. “The voices were telling me to do things all day long.
Bova's case was put on hold in 2014 when he was found unfit to stand trial. Bova said he cut out eye holes in the T-shirt he wrapped over his face and wore sunglasses because he feared that Rosado would kill him if she looked in his eyes.

But Bova remained adamant that he was being controlled by inner demons that commanded him on everything from when to turn on the TV to which foods to buy at the grocery store. By the time Bova finally yielded to the voices, he said he felt he was doing a good thing as the voices had convinced him he would be a “hero.”.
Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved. “And I was completely insane at the time. He detailed how his son’s mental illness began to “mushroom” shortly after that crash. He beckoned the jury to find him not guilty by reason of insanity so he could return to a state mental hospital to continue being treated for his mental disorders in hopes that he could finally get some rest. Bova testified for more than an hour, giving jurors a glimpse into the mind of a psychotic schizophrenic, telling them he began hearing warped directives in his head — he referred to them as “the voices” — about five months after moving to Bunnell in 2012. And I didn’t know what to do.”. He took deep breaths early on in his testimony but never appeared unnerved. 'I had to kill her to save all the people of Flagler County that were going to die'.

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