Man sentenced to 80 years in New Haven woman's killing

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - When first questioned by detectives in late January, 38-year-old Jonathon Mattix claimed in court documents that yes, he had followed a homeless woman he knew into her tent in New Haven.But when he left, he said, she "was happy as happy can be."Upon further questioning, though, Mattix buckled. He admitted he had an altercation with 54-year-old Dawn Vera Kovach. Then he admitted to detectives in court documents that yes, he had a firearm, and yes, he fired it multiple ti