Teen gets 75 years for joining in fatal beating of man accused of raping his mother
A Florida teen has been sentenced to 75 years in
prison for helping his older brothers beat a man to death. Nathan Johnson was a
16-year old when helped his older brothers beat a man, who was accused of
raping their mother.
The Ledger reports Nathan Johnson was 16 when
31-year-old Robert Banks was lured to his home in Lakeland after their mother,
who was dating Banks, accused him of raping her. Prosecutors said Johnson and
his older brothers and their friend assaulted him with a flashlight, then set
his body on fire in the woods in January 2016.
Johnson faced 40 years to life for murder, sexual
battery and corpse abuse.
Anthony Johnson and Michael Allen Gunn got life
sentences, and Brian Johnson Jr. faces life at his September sentencing. Brian
Johnson Sr., got eight years for helping his sons dispose of the body.
gulfnews.com
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