Following two days of deliberation, a Macomb County Circuit Court jury on Monday convicted James VanCallis Jr. in the high-profile, 2014 murder of April Millsap near Armada, WXYZ reports.
The jury convicted him on all counts, which included first-degree murder, kidnapping and attempted sexual assault, WXYZ reports. The first-degree murder charge automatically carries a life sentence without parole.
Sentencing is set for March 30 at 8 a.m.
Prosecutors built a case on circumstantial evidence. Two witnesses said they saw VanCallis on the popular Macomb Orchard Trail near Armada that day, July 24, 2014, and phone data confirmed that he was in the area.
Prosecutor say VanCallis encountered the teen on the trail, and made advances, but was rebuffed. The teen was later found beaten to death
