A Kalamazoo man already serving a decade-long prison sentence in Jackson has now been convicted of murder in a case that took nearly four years to reach a jury.

Andrew McCormack, 54, was found guilty on Thursday of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the 2022 stabbing death of 53-year-old James Travis, according to court records. McCormack was acquitted on a charge of second-degree arson.

The killing occurred on June 18, 2022 at a home on Shakespeare Avenue in Kalamazoo Township, police said. When detectives arrived to the scene around 8:30 p.m. that evening, they said Travis had been stabbed multiple times. Investigators also said that a fire had been intentionally set inside the home.

Dollar bills, a wrench, and a knife -- all covered in blood -- were found near his body, according to police.

Medical examiners ultimately determined Travis had died from multiple sharp force injuries. Charges against McCormack and his co-defendant, now 35-year-old Shawna Kroeger, came approximately six months after Travis's death.

Kroeger was sentenced one year ago to 18-to-30 years in prison after pleading no contest to second-degree murder and arson, according to court records.

Prosecutor Jeffrey Getting told News Channel 3 there has been a desire to have the case against McCormack closed for years, but he cited defense attorney changes, competency evaluations, and a backlogged Michigan State Police crime lab as reasons for a delayed trial.

There were several different attorneys that were assigned and then withdrew, Getting said. There were delays caused by having him evaluated to ensure that he was competent to stand trial.

McCormack has been found guilty for second-degree murder and tampering with evidence, according to court records, but was acquitted on second-degree arson. He is scheduled to be sentenced in April before Kalamazoo County Judge Bridenstine.

McCormack is already a state of Michigan inmate after being convicted of a Calhoun County home invasion last year, according to radio station WKZO. He will now spend decades more in prison for this murder conviction.