STILLWATER, Minn. - A man already imprisoned in Minnesota for murder has been sentenced to life behind bars after admitting to killing a guard in 2018. Edward Muhammad Johnson, 44, pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree murder for killing Joseph Gomm. A judge immediately sentenced him under a state law that makes a life sentence mandatory for first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer. Gomm’s death led to a monthlong lockdown of the Stillwater prison and the resignation of three officers. That’s really the only thing that would ever fix this.”The Cones said they plan to sue the Department of Corrections.

Source: thestar October 10, 2020 17:03 UTC