Driver of vehicle that killed Officer Dominic Francis sentenced to 21+ years
WFIN.com has reported that the man charged with involuntary manslaughter in the March 31, 2022 death of Bluffton Police Officer Dominic Francis has pled guilty and been sentenced in Hancock County Common Pleas Court.
On Tuesday afternoon. March 21, 2023, Emin Johnson, 21, was sentenced to 21 to 26 and a half years in prison. The term is for consective sentences on six charges.
In a Lima News report, it was noted that last week Johnson had written a letter to the court alleging collusion between the judge, prosecutors and public defenders, which he retracted on Tuesday of this week.
Johnson was driving the stolen vehicle that struck and killed Francis on Interstate I-75 near the SR 103 exit. Francis was setting up stop sticks to disable the vehicle which was being pursued at high speeds through several counties.
Two passengers in the vehicle, Dante Tate and Zachary Love, previously pleaded guilty on related charges and have been sentenced.
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