WARRICK COUNTY, Ind. (WEVV) — Johnathon Buza has been sentenced for murder and other crimes after the body of a victim was discovered at the Blue Grass Fish & Wildlife Area back in 2023.

Buza was arrested after the body of Manuel Heaton, a 27-year-old man also from Evansville, was discovered at the Blue Grass Fish & Wildlife Area in Warrick County.

During his sentencing hearing on Friday, Buza was sentenced to 65 years for murder and to 20 years for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon with an enhancement, for a total of 85 years.

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