{"id":57433,"date":"2014-10-30T14:23:28","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T21:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=57433"},"modified":"2014-11-03T18:28:27","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T02:28:27","slug":"man-gets-double-life-sentence-for-robbery-murder-of-lancaster-store-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/10\/30\/man-gets-double-life-sentence-for-robbery-murder-of-lancaster-store-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"Man gets double life sentence for robbery, murder of Lancaster store owner"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Timothy<\/a>
Timothy Johnson (left) was found guilty on Aug. 1 in connection with a robbery that ended in the shooting death of 59-year-old store owner Reed Keith (right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER \u2013 A 26-year-old man was handed two life sentences in connection with a robbery that turned into a homicide at a Lancaster computer store two years ago.<\/p>\n

Timothy Jerode Johnson<\/strong> was sentenced in an Antelope Valley courtroom Thursday for robbing and killing 59-year-old Reed Keith<\/strong> at his e-Chaps Computer Store on March 23, 2012.<\/p>\n

Around 4 p.m. that day, Johnson entered the store wearing a ski mask and ordered Keith and a friend onto the floor at gunpoint, according to court testimony. Keith\u2019s friend got on the floor, but Keith refused the gunman\u2019s orders and was shot in the knee, chest and head. Johnson then stole computers from the store, along with Keith\u2019s wallet. Johnson also snatched car keys and a cell phone from Keith\u2019s friend, who managed to escape unharmed as Johnson was rummaging the store.<\/p>\n

\"Johnson\u2019s<\/a>
Johnson\u2019s girlfriend, Jinea Ingram, was sentenced to 21 years in state prison for driving the getaway vehicle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Johnson fled the scene in a vehicle driven by his girlfriend, Jinea Ingram<\/strong>. Later that night, authorities recovered the stolen computers and Keith\u2019s wallet from Johnson\u2019s mother\u2019s home in Lancaster.<\/p>\n

Johnson was arrested the next day, as he left another girlfriend\u2019s apartment in Los Angeles. Three days later, his getaway driver, Ingram, was also arrested. Both were charged with special circumstances murder and robbery.<\/p>\n

After more than two years of court delays, Ingram pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter on May 6. Ingram also agreed to testify against Johnson, and her remaining charges were dismissed as part of the plea deal. She was sentenced on Aug. 14 to 21 years in state prison. [Read more here<\/a>.]<\/em><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The crime occurred March 23, 2012 inside e-Chaps Computers and More store at 2007 W. Avenue K in Lancaster.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Aug. 1, a jury found Johnson guilty of first-degree murder with a special circumstance allegation that the killing was committed during a robbery and two counts of second-degree robbery. [Read more here<\/a>.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Johnson initially faced life in prison without the possibility of parole. His sentence was doubled at the hearing Thursday\u00a0after Johnson admitted to a prior \u201cstrike\u201d conviction for a 2008 robbery.<\/p>\n

Johnson received two consecutive life without the possibility of parole sentences and an additional 25 years-to-life term, according to\u00a0Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Chung of the Hardcore Gang Division.<\/p>\n

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Robbery, murder trial opens<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Getaway driver in robbery, murder pleads no contest<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Pair ordered to trial in Reed Keith murder<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Suspects plead not guilty in computer store robbery, killing<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Family, friends, community remember Reed Keith<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Alleged getaway driver arrested in Friday\u2019s robbery murder<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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LANCASTER \u2013 A 26-year-old man was handed two life sentences in connection with a robbery that turned into a homicide at a Lancaster computer store two years ago. Timothy Jerode Johnson was sentenced in an Antelope Valley courtroom Thursday for robbing and killing 59-year-old Reed Keith at his e-Chaps Computer Store on March 23, 2012. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":54048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[719],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57433"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}