{"id":75510,"date":"2017-01-24T14:58:28","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T22:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=75510"},"modified":"2017-01-27T10:31:33","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T18:31:33","slug":"parolee-gets-80-years-to-life-in-lancaster-double-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/01\/24\/parolee-gets-80-years-to-life-in-lancaster-double-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Parolee gets 80 years to life in Lancaster double murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_75511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75511\" style=\"width: 734px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75511\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Double-murder-sentencing1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"734\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Double-murder-sentencing1.jpg 734w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Double-murder-sentencing1-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">[Picture inset L to R: Convicted double murderer Leo Jerome Johnson, Nicky Packard and Michael Sewell Jr..<\/figcaption><\/figure><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LANCASTER &#8211; A parolee convicted of murdering two men at a house party in Lancaster was sentenced Monday to 80 years to life in prison. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Leo Jerome Johnson<\/strong>, 32, was convicted Oct. 6 of two counts of second- degree murder. Jurors also found true a gun allegation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Johnson was on parole for armed robbery when he shot 33-year-old <strong>Nicky Packard<\/strong> and 22-year-old <strong>Michael Sewell Jr.<\/strong> on June 23, 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An earlier gang allegation included in the charges was dismissed following a preliminary hearing, though prosecutors said Johnson was a gang member.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prosecutors said the victims were at a party thrown by a motorcycle club and then went to an after-party at a house on Hanstead Avenue, where they approached Johnson using language from a rival gang. Family members told authorities the men didn&#8217;t belong to any gang, but had ties to that world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Johnson went back to his house, got a gun and confronted the victims as the after-party was ending, shooting Packard three times and Sewell once as he tried to come to Packard&#8217;s defense, according to prosecutors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Packard died at the scene, while Sewell ran and left a trail of blood leading to a nearby cemetery where he died.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previous related stories:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/11\/05\/wanted-parolee-charged-in-lancaster-house-party-double-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parolee charged in Lancaster house party double murder<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><a title=\"Men shot and killed after party in Lancaster\" href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/08\/06\/10k-reward-offered-in-lancaster-double-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\">$10K reward offered in Lancaster double murder<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><a title=\"Men shot and killed after party in Lancaster\" href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/06\/29\/public-help-sought-in-double-murder-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\">Public help sought in double murder investigation<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><a title=\"Men shot and killed after party in Lancaster\" href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/06\/24\/men-shot-and-killed-after-party-in-lancaster\/\" target=\"_blank\">Men shot and killed after party in Lancaster<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANCASTER &#8211; A parolee convicted of murdering two men at a house party in Lancaster was sentenced Monday to 80 years to life in prison. Leo Jerome Johnson, 32, was convicted Oct. 6 of two counts of second- degree murder. Jurors also found true a gun allegation. 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