Post by CCADP on Aug 23, 2005 6:12:50 GMT -5
Man gets life sentence in N.C. tailgate murders
August 23, 2005
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- A man convicted last week of killing two Illinois men outside a North Carolina State University football game was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Timothy Wayne Johnson, 23, had been eligible for the death penalty.
Johnson was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder in the death of Chicago insurance broker Kevin McCann and second-degree murder in the death of Marine 2nd Lt. Brett Harman, a Camp Lejeune Marine from Park Ridge.
Harman and McCann, who was visiting from Chicago, tangled with Johnson and his younger brother, Tony, in a tailgating area outside the Wolfpack home opener last September.
Johnson admitted shooting the 23-year-old men, but testified during his trial that he did so hoping to scare them away. Tony Johnson will be tried later on first-degree murder charges.
In the courtroom Friday, Timothy Johnson apologized and told jurors he wanted to live and would dedicate his life to helping others.
He also expressed his respect for Harman and McCann.
"I just wish I could have been half of what they were,'' he said.
McCann's and Harman's relatives praised the men and described their loss.
Terry McCann and Rob Harman, the older brothers of the victims, said after Johnson was convicted they were indifferent about his sentence.
"We're just glad that a guy who was on his way to being a career criminal is not on the streets anymore. He's trashed our lives and the Harmans','' McCann said Thursday.
Johnson's criminal history includes drug dealing and robbery.
AP
August 23, 2005
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- A man convicted last week of killing two Illinois men outside a North Carolina State University football game was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Timothy Wayne Johnson, 23, had been eligible for the death penalty.
Johnson was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder in the death of Chicago insurance broker Kevin McCann and second-degree murder in the death of Marine 2nd Lt. Brett Harman, a Camp Lejeune Marine from Park Ridge.
Harman and McCann, who was visiting from Chicago, tangled with Johnson and his younger brother, Tony, in a tailgating area outside the Wolfpack home opener last September.
Johnson admitted shooting the 23-year-old men, but testified during his trial that he did so hoping to scare them away. Tony Johnson will be tried later on first-degree murder charges.
In the courtroom Friday, Timothy Johnson apologized and told jurors he wanted to live and would dedicate his life to helping others.
He also expressed his respect for Harman and McCann.
"I just wish I could have been half of what they were,'' he said.
McCann's and Harman's relatives praised the men and described their loss.
Terry McCann and Rob Harman, the older brothers of the victims, said after Johnson was convicted they were indifferent about his sentence.
"We're just glad that a guy who was on his way to being a career criminal is not on the streets anymore. He's trashed our lives and the Harmans','' McCann said Thursday.
Johnson's criminal history includes drug dealing and robbery.
AP