The Blotter

D.C. man gets 35 years

for slaying on school grounds

A 23-year-old Northwest D.C. man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for a brazen daylight slaying caught on camera. Prosecutors said that around 5 p.m., March 12, 2008, Mark R. Johnson walked up to Anthony Maddox on the steps of Truesdale Elementary School and shot him point-blank three times. The shooting was captured on a school surveillance camera and Johnson was caught two weeks later. Police were able to match a “14th Street” chain worn by the gunman to photos of Johnson wearing the same chain.

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