ARCADIA, La. (AP) - A Homer man awaiting trial for the murder of a Webster Parish sheriff’s deputy has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.
KTBS-TV reports 36-year-old Jermaine Johnson was scheduled for trial in August for the second-degree murder of 69-year-old corrections officer Sulyn Prince. However, District Attorney Danny Newell says Johnson last week pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact to second-degree murder.
State District Judge Glenn Fallin sentenced Johnson to the maximum of five years in prison for his role in concealing evidence in Prince’s death.
A Bienville Parish jury convicted 41-year-old Andrew Critton of second-degree murder in April. He’ll be sentenced Tuesday to life in prison.
Prince’s body was found in a shallow grave near her home. Johnson and Critton, both convicted felons, lived nearby.
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Information from: KTBS-TV, https://ktbs.com
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