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Man convicted of 2016 murder, rape and kidnapping

Posted at 12:10 PM, Apr 04, 2018
and last updated 2018-04-04 18:38:05-04

Steven Leska was convicted of several charges including murder, rape, and kidnapping Wednesday.

According to Krisanne LoGalbo of Pima County Superior Court, Leska was convicted of murdering James Kozar, who was dating his ex-girlfriend. Leska was convicted of kidnapping and raping the woman. The crimes took place in February 2016.

Leska was convicted of 11 total charges and will be sentenced at 1 p.m. May 14.