Man sentenced for killing woman after release from prison

TUCSON, Ariz. - A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing a Tucson woman the same day he was released after serving a sentence for a drug conviction.

A Pima County Superior Court judge on Oct. 23 sentenced 35-year-old David James Bohart, who had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the Nov. 19 killing of 49-year-old Marika L. Jones.

David Bohart

Police responding to a tip found her body with stab wounds at a home where they also found a file of prison records on Bohart.

He had been released from the Tucson state prison complex where he had served a three-year sentence for possession or use of dangerous drugs.

Bohart served two previous stints in prison, according to the state Corrections Department website.