HONOLULU (KHON2) — The sentencing phase of the court martial hearing for Army Pfc. Dewayne Johnson took place on June 4, with the session containing emotional testimony.
The phase follows Johnson’s guilty plea to two counts of voluntary manslaughter, obstruction of justice and providing false statements in the brutal killing of his pregnant wife, 19-year-old Mischa Johnson.
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Cameras were not allowed in the military courtroom, but Johnson shed tears several times, unlike his previous hearing where he was mostly emotionless.
Mischa’s mother, Francis, testified about the unbearable pain of the loss of her youngest daughter and how she felt betrayed by Johnson, who she said she trusted and loved as a son…