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Jarvis Butts, Man Who Killed Na'Ziyah Harris, Dies in Prison 2 Weeks After Sentencing
Jarvis Butts died by suicide weeks after receiving a 35-60 year sentence for murdering 13-year-old Na'Ziyah Harris and multiple sexual conduct charges, officials said.
- On Thursday, Jarvis Butts, recently convicted of murdering 13-year-old Na'Ziyah Harris, died at the Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center in Jackson. The Michigan Department of Corrections confirmed his death.
- Butts was serving a 35 to 60 year sentence for second-degree murder and criminal sexual conduct after his March 12 conviction. He had been incarcerated for two weeks before his death.
- Prosecutors alleged Butts groomed Harris starting in 2022 and murdered her after discovering she was pregnant with his child. He admitted guilt to second-degree murder as part of a plea deal.
- The Michigan State Police are investigating the death as a suicide. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said the plea agreement's disclosure of Harris' body location was crucial for family closure.
- Although Butts provided information about Harris' body location as part of his plea, her remains have never been found. The disclosure was considered crucial for giving her family closure.
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Jarvis Butts found dead after sentencing for murder, sex crimes
DETROIT (Court TV) — Two weeks after he was sentenced for murdering a teenager and sexually abusing others, a Detroit man was found dead in prison. Jarvis Butts is seen in a booking photo. (Michigan Department of Corrections) Jarvis Butts was sentenced to 35-60 years on March 12 after previously pleading guilty to the second-degree murder of 13-year-old Na’Ziyah Harris and criminal sexual contact with other victims. Prosecutors had said that But…
Detroit pedophile who murdered 13-year-old he groomed and impregnated is found dead in prison
Jarvis Butts, 43, was found dead inside his cell at the Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center in Jackson on Thursday morning after pleading guilty in February to the 2024 murder of 13-year-old Na’Ziyah Harris.
Jarvis Butts, who killed 13-year-old Detroit girl, found dead in prison
DETROIT — Jarvis Butts, who was sentenced to up to 60 years in prison two weeks ago following his second-degree murder conviction for killing and sexually assaulting 13-year-old Na'Ziyah Harris, was found dead in prison Thursday after an apparent suicide,…
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