JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A former Jackson Police officer will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of killing his ex-boyfriend.
On Friday, Judge Faye Peterson sentenced Marcus Johnson to life in prison for first-degree murder, and 10 years for shooting into an occupied dwelling.
“I’ve heard and seen a lot of things, and this was really bad, even for me to see,” she said. “Being a sworn law enforcement officer, you knew what to do, and you could have surrendered yourself, shown some mercy, shown some act of contrition… That didn’t happen, and because that didn’t happen, this court doesn’t have any sympathy for you.”
The verdict comes less than a day after a jury convicted the 35-year-old in connection with the death of 25-year-old Carlos Collins…