A Jacksonville man convicted of raping and killing his 16-year-old Neice will be back in court on Monday where he will officially learn his sentence.

Jurors will begin hearing more testimony Monday in the case of a Jacksonville man convicted of the 2018 murder of his pregnant 16-year-old niece.

Jurors will begin hearing more testimony Monday in the case of a Jacksonville man convicted of the 2018 murder of his pregnant 16-year-old niece.

After a jury convicted Johnathan Quiles of first-degree murder in the 2018 death of his pregnant 16-year-old niece, the trial now moves to the penalty phase on Monday. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

A jury found Johnathan Quiles guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his pregnant 16-year-old niece Iyana Sawyer following about an hour after deliberations on Thursday evening.

A jury found Johnathan Quiles guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his pregnant 16-year-old niece Iyana Sawyer following about an hour after deliberations on Thursday evening.

A star witness for the state, Johnathan Quiles’s brother Joseph Quiles, took the stand late Wednesday afternoon. Joseph Quiles detailed conversations he had with his brother in which he said he described how he murdered his niece and disposed of her body.

Testimony will continue Tuesday in the trial of a Jacksonville man accused of impregnating and killing his niece in 2018.

Day 3 of testimony Monday in the trial of a Jacksonville man accused of impregnating and killing his niece in 2018 could feature a two-hour-long audio recording from a jailhouse informant.

A jury was selected Wednesday in the trial of the man accused of raping, impregnating and killing his niece.

Judge Anthony Salem reaffirmed Friday that the case for a man accused of raping and killing his niece is going to trial Monday despite the defense’s suggestion to delay for a week.

Attorneys for a man on trial and accused of raping and killing his 16-year-old niece, whose body was never found, argued on Friday that Iyana Sawyer is still alive.

A judge will decide whether Jonathan Quiles’ past accusations of crimes and convictions will be referenced at trial.

A judge will decide on Monday whether Jonathan Quiles’ past accusations of crimes and convictions will be referenced at trial.

Johnathan Quiles defense attorney said the 38-year-old claims he is being mistreated in the Duval County Jail, because of the media attention the case has garnered over the past four years. Quiles says people inside the jail are calling him a monster and a predator and he has concerns about how the court will be able to find a jury that’s impartial.

A new trial date on Tuesday was set for Johnathan Quiles, who is charged with the rape and murder of his pregnant niece Iyana Sawyer.

Searchers were spotted again Thursday morning near Chaffee Road and Crystal Springs Boulevard, where the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office confirmed Wednesday that investigators were searching for human remains.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that investigators are searching for human remains on the Westside.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The family of Iyana Sawyer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her uncle, who’s charged in her murder and disappearance, News4Jax has learned. Quiles, 35, was indicted in July 2019 on a first-degree murder charge after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said police obtained an admission, through another inmate, that Quiles shot his niece. The Sheriff’s Office searched the Otis Road landfill for weeks in the wake of Sawyer’s disappearance, but her body was not recovered during the search. AdSawyer’s family’s lawsuit, which was filed in December, claims that Quiles shot the teen and then placed her body in a dumpster at his place of work, a Jacksonville auto salvage lot. Lawyers for Quiles, meanwhile, have filed a flurry of motions to block the death penalty.

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According to the affidavits, Sawyer left school Dec. 19, 2018, and traveled to her uncle’s workplace, a salvage yard on North Main Street. Also included in the latest discovery material was a letter found on Quiles’ computer that investigators believe Sawyer authored. In the letter, she told Quiles she loved him but admitted being jealous about the affection shown to her sister. In yet another report, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office learned Sawyer’s sister was pregnant in 2017 and suggested that Quiles gave her pills to cause a miscarriage. In October 2018, Quiles bought herbal drugs online and gave them to Sawyer in hopes she would miscarry, the report stated.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Documents released Friday from the State Attorney’s Office include hundreds of photos that were taken during a search for a missing pregnant teenager who investigators said was shot to death. During the search for 16-year-old Iyana Sawyer, police sifted through more than 5,500 tons of trash. According to documents, police watched the movement of buzzards at the Otis Road Landfill during their search, and even attempted to trap some of them. Investigators with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office made discoveries including animal bones and a Terry Parker High School library book. Sawyer was a student of Terry Parker High School, and she was last seen leaving the school on Dec. 19, 2018.

The answer is yes.Sheriff Williams also spoke about Shot Spotter technology, which alerts officers to gunfire. Mayor Lenny Curry said the technology in use at the Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC) is helping get "serial trigger pullers and violent criminals off the streets." But not everyone thinks these initiatives are as making a difference when it comes to preventing and solving violent crime. By the time Shot Spotter notifies everybody on their side, they're gone," Denson said. "The Shot Spotter was there, so what did the Shot Spotter do?"

Johnathan Quiles has been in jail since January on a felony sexual battery charge related to a different victim, who is also a relative. Quiles was indicted in July on murder charges in the deaths of Iyana Sawyer, who was five months pregnant when she went missing just before Christmas, and her unborn child. Its unknown who wore the wire and when, but JSO has used jail informants in several high-profile murder investigations, including the Michael Haim case. The Sheriff's Office searched that landfill for weeks, but Sawyers body has not been recovered. According to the murder indictment, Quiles shot Sawyer shortly after she left Terry Parker High School in December.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - News4Jax has obtained police body camera footage taken as officers interviewed a man suspected in the death of a missing pregnant Jacksonville teenager. Quiles, the teen's uncle, is believed to be the father of her baby. The videos were dated Dec. 27, which was about a week after Sawyer was last seen. In a video, deputies show up at Quiles' house, saying they needed to search the home for Sawyer. Officers go room by room, checking the garage and the back yard but find no sign of Sawyer.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - State Attorney Melissa Nelson intends to seek the death penalty for a Jacksonville man suspected of impregnating and murdering his teenage niece. At Thursdays arraignment, Johnathan Quiles entered not guilty pleas to two counts of first-degree murder in the death of Iyana Sawyer and her unborn child. He will be represented by attorney Robert Davis, who took over after the Public Defenders Office withdrew from the case. Authorities suspect Quiles shot Sawyer either Dec. 19 or Dec. 20, killing the teen and her unborn child. Quiles has been in jail since January after his arrest on a sexual battery charge.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A missing pregnant Jacksonville teenager was shot to death in December by her uncle, who is believed to be the father of her baby, according to Duval County court records. Quiles, 34, was indicted last week on murder charges in the death of Iyana Sawyer and her unborn child. According to the indictment, which was released Monday, Quiles shot Sawyer either Dec. 19 or Dec. 20. They obviously have some compelling evidence to link him to this missing person," News4Jax crime and safety expert Ken Jefferson said after prosecutors announced Quiles' indictment. The detective said Quiles' brother told them, "She wasn't dying right and it was making Quiles sick looking at her."

Quiles, 34, is now charged with murdering Iyana Sawyer, who was five months pregnant when she went missing just before Christmas. According to Florida law, because Sawyer was pregnant, Quiles is also charged with the death of her child. WATCH: Bond denied for uncle suspected of impregnating missing teenMembers of Sawyer's family were in court for the hearing but declined to comment on the development in the case. According to the State Attorney's Office, Quiles is also charged with sexual battery in a familial or custodial sex act. Her former co-worker at the Tangles Hair Salon is charged in her murder, but Cummings' body has never been found.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Duval County grand jury Thursday handed up indictments, charging five men first-degree murder in five crimes, including the disappearance and death of pregnant high school student, the death of an elderly man who was kidnapped after a robbery, the death of a 5-year-old girl and two shooting deaths. Johnathan Quiles is charged with two counts of murder counts in the December 2018 deaths of both his 16-year-old niece, Iyana Sawyer, and for her unborn child. Jonte Harris is charged with murder in the October 2018 child-abuse death of his girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter. Shawntell Bryant is charged with the January shooting death of Quartz Walden outside an Arlington laundromat. Javarius Jackson is charged with murder in the June 2018 shooting death of Danica Odoms that stemmed from an argument over money.