SANTA ANA (CNS) – A 54-year-old convicted felon was sentenced Friday to 54 years to life in prison for gunning down another man in Anaheim two years ago.
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Glen Ralph Johnson was convicted Aug. 29 of first-degree murder with a sentencing enhancement for the discharge of a weapon causing death.
Johnson was convicted of killing 43-year-old Tyrone Portis of Buena Park on Aug. 1, 2021 at Laxore Street and Orange Avenue. Portis suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, Deputy District Attorney Harris Siddiq said in court papers.
Orange County Superior Court Judge Richard King denied a defense motion to strike the enhancement, which added 25 years to life in prison. Johnson’s attorney argued for a dismissal based on a psychiatric expert’s opinion as well a statement from the defendant’s sister about how childhood abuse affected Johnson.
“Defendant was 52 years old when the offense was committed,” King said. “The defendant knew what was right and what was wrong.”