Jamaal Mondrew Mayes
A Hamilton County Criminal Court Jury has found Jamaal Mondrew Mayes guilty of second-degree murder and possession of a firearm with a violent felony conviction.
Prosecutor Andrew Coyle said Mayes shot and killed Willie Bacon on Baldwin Street, near the Community Kitchen, on Nov.
5, 2017.
Assistant District Attorney AnCharlene Davis, co-counsel for the prosecution, will be asking the court to sentence the defendant as a persistent offender - based upon his prior record. He will be facing a minimum of 40 years without parole eligibility, she said.
Mayes has been previously convicted of attempted rape of a child, attempted second-degree murder, and attempted especially aggravated robbery.
The defendant had recently been released from prison at the time of the offense.
A sentencing hearing is set for Oct. 11.