Jurors reached a verdict Friday in the trial of a woman accused of killing her on-and-off boyfriend , who was found decapitated in Henderson.

Devyn Michaels, 47, was married to the son of Johnathan Willette, the 46-year-old who was killed. Willette’s body was discovered in his mother’s house in August 2023.

Prosecutors and Michaels’ attorney mentioned Michaels’ relationship with Willette’s son, Deviere Willette, in closing arguments before the jury left at 4 p.m. to start deliberating.

“Devyn is a master manipulator and that is shown through the evidence,” said Deputy District Attorney Brittni Griffith. “This is a woman in her late 30s that decided to begin a sexual relationship with her 19-year-old stepson , who had just lost his virginity.”

Defense attorney Robert Draskovich acknowle

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