Mich. man gets life sentence in office killing
MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) - A 74-year-old Muskegon-area man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the office killing of a real estate agent.
Robert Johnson of Roosevelt Park received a life sentence Monday in Muskegon County Circuit Court.
He was charged with open murder following the July 2008 shooting death of 33-year-old Troy VanderStelt in the victim's Roosevelt Park office. Prosecutors described Johnson as a disgruntled former client.
Johnson pleaded guilty last month to the charge. Judge James Graves then heard evidence and testimony to decide whether Johnson was guilty of first- or second-degree murder.
Two days after the plea, the judge convicted Johnson of first-degree murder, which carries a mandatory prison sentence of life without possibility of parole.
