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Neveaux
After hearing a 22-year-old Port Arthur resident had violated his parole for two aggravated assaults in a home invasion-turned murder, a Jefferson County judge sentenced the man to life in prison.
Judge John B. Stevens sentenced Jovan Neveaux after a hearing on May 4 to determine whether Neveaux had committed a violation of his probation for aggravated robberies committed March 17, 2018. Neveaux will have to serve one-half of his sentence before he is eligible for parole. The sentences will run concurrently.
On July 15, 2019, Neveaux was placed on probation for 10 years for two aggravated robberies that arose from the same incident. He was also sentenced to six months jail time as a condition of his probation. Neveaux was only 18 at the time of the commission of these robberies and was not the shooter.
While on probation, Neveaux and three other individuals kicked in the door of an apartment occupied by 26-year-old Jaylon Howard and his family which included two small children. The four men were armed with handguns and demanded money. While the robbery was in progress, Howard was shot by one of the armed men. Howard died from the wounds he received. A witness in the apartment recognized Neveaux and told officers she knew him even though he wore a mask. Neveaux was indicted for the murder of Jaylon Howard. The murder trial is pending a court date.