Former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson, arm and arm with his lawyer Billy Martin, leaves the U.S. Federal Courthouse, in Greenbelt, Md., Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of extortion and one count of witness tampering. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
Former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson, center, exits the U.S. Federal Courthouse, in Greenbelt, Md., Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of extortion and one count of witness tampering. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
Former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson, arm and arm with his lawyer Billy Martin, leaves the U.S. Federal Courthouse, in Greenbelt, Md., Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of extortion and one count of witness tampering. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
Former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson heads to his car after leaving the U.S. Federal Courthouse, in Greenbelt, Md., Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of extortion and one count of witness tampering. At right is his lawyer Billy Martin. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
Former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson speaks to the media outside the U.S. Federal Courthouse, in Greenbelt, Md., Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of extortion and one count of witness tampering. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
Former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson speaks to the media outside the U.S. Federal Courthouse, in Greenbelt, Md., Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of extortion and one count of witness tampering. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
Former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson, left, and lawyer Billy Martin, speak to the media outside the U.S. Federal Courthouse, in Greenbelt, Md., Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of extortion and one count of witness tampering. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
Former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson heads to his car after leaving the U.S. Federal Courthouse, in Greenbelt, Md., Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of extortion and one count of witness tampering. At right is his lawyer Billy Martin. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
Daniel Bedford was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, for the 1984 killings of his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend. (AP Photo/Ohio Department of Corrections)
