Slusher Gets 24 Years for 2021 Killing of Felix Ack

In other news from the High Court in Belmopan, the man convicted of killing Felix Ack is set to spend the next two decades behind bars. Ack’s body was found partially nude along the Macal River in San Ignacio back in 2021, initially identified only as John Doe until his father came forward. Police later arrested Jevon Slusher, a sanitation worker from the Kontiki area, and today his case came to a close when the judge handed him a twenty‑four‑year sentence. His attorney, David McKoy, shared more about what happened in court.

 

David McKoy, Attorney-at-Law

“He was convicted, his sentence is twenty-four years, five months. He went through a voir dire and a main trial, the voir dire, he was, successful in the voir dire basically meaning that the voir dire was thrown out. After the voir dire was thrown out, then we went to the main trial and there were certain witnesses that the prosecution was able to satisfy to the court that their version of the events were accurate. And so that’s the reason why he was convicted. He intends to appeal the decision of the court. So I should note that.”

 

Britney Gordon

“What were some of the factors that were considered in his sentencing today?”

 

David McKoy,

“The factors were considered in his sentencing was basically that he is a maintenance worker behind Kolbe Foundation. The judge found that he had some appropriate mitigating factors to assist with the sentencing because initially the judge had given him a life sentence of thirty-one years before he’s eligible for parole. But because he spent four years and seven months on remand, it was reduced and a further two years was reduced from that sentence because of his role at the prison.”

 

Slusher’s attorney says he’s preparing to challenge the conviction, insisting the court didn’t fully weigh the mitigating factors even after reducing his sentence to twenty‑four years.