Thursday, May 28, 2015

Anniston man sentenced to life in Kidnapping case



Gary Johnson

A Calhoun County Judge ordered 53 year old Gary Johnson to spend the rest of his life in prison wednesday.
Johnson, was found guilty April 22 of holding two Kmart employees hostage at knifepoint in 2010 and robbing the store of prescription drugs. He was found guilty of two counts of kidnapping and one count of robbery in connection with the three-hour standoff at the since-closed store on McClellan Boulevard. No one was injured in that incident and  Johnson, who was homeless and staying at an Anniston shelter at the time, surrendered to police.
After hearing pleas from David Johnston, Johnson’s attorney, and from Chief Assistant District Attorney Lynn Hammond, Calhoun County Circuit Judge Bud Turner on Wednesday sentenced Johnson to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Turner said that his choice for the maximum possible sentence of life in prison was influenced by Johnson’s three previous felony convictions.

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