ST. CLOUD – A 29-year-old St. Cloud man was sentenced to more than 34 years in prison for his role in the death of a man at a St. Cloud nightclub in December 2019.
Lawrence Michael Johnson was convicted of two felony counts of second-degree murder and two misdemeanor counts of fifth-degree assault in October.
On Wednesday, a Stearns County District Court judge sentenced Johnson to 415 months with credit for 449 days served.
Johnson is one of two defendants found guilty in the stabbing death of 29-year-old Unity McGill.
Johnson's brother, 28-year-old Christopher Lamar Johnson of St. Cloud, was found guilty of two felony counts of second-degree murder in early March. His sentencing is scheduled for June 8.
Bryant Jerome Stephenson, 28, of St. Cloud was also charged with two felony counts of second-degree murder for his role in the death. A settlement conference is scheduled for April 12.
According to court documents, the three men assaulted an unidentified man about 1 a.m. on Dec. 29, 2019, inside the Red Carpet Nightclub in downtown St. Cloud.
Surveillance video shows McGill touch Lawrence Johnson on the shoulder, prompting him to punch McGill and McGill to punch back.
