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Second Defendant Sentenced In Slaying Near Cemetery

Columbus Division of Police

A Columbus man will serve 5 years in prison for his role in a 2013 slaying on the near South side. 25-year-old Derrick Robinson was sentenced this week for shooting and killing 21-year-old Akeem Johnson at the entrance to Green Lawn Cemetery. Robinson's co-defendant, 22-year-old Dasean Battle, was sentenced in May to life in prison. Police say the shooting followed an argument over Robinson's girlfriend.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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