Jury finds Pine Bluff man guilty of 2020 murder of Fayetteville man

Konner Marsh

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — On Wednesday, a jury found an Arkansas man guilty of first-degree murder for a 2020 killing.

Steven Maurice Rice, 24, of Pine Bluff was found guilty of the murder of Mario Miller, 47.

The jury is currently deliberating on a sentence.

Steven Rice, 21 | Courtesy: Washington County Sheriff’s Office
Steven Rice, 21 | Courtesy: Washington County Sheriff’s Office

Rice was charged with murdering Miller in Fayetteville in August 2020. He was arrested alongside two other suspects, Keishayla Hill of Stuttgart, and Devontae Herred of Fayetteville in connection with Miller’s death.

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