Thursday, May 24, 2007

Man Sentenced To 50 Years In SF Elder Abuse Case

cbs13.com - Man Sentenced To 50 Years In SF Elder Abuse Case: "A convicted felon was sentenced to 50 years in prison Monday for robbing two elderly women adter using a ruse to get into their homes.

Gary Johnson, 47, who is also known as Tommy John, was convicted last month of two counts of false imprisonment of an elder by violence, menace, fraud or deceit in connection with two incidents that occurred in May and August of 2000.

Johnson gained entrance into the homes by alternately posing as a writer for an architectural publication and a landscaper. He allegedly 'forcibly pulled, pushed and dragged his victims through their homes, tied them up, and demanded money and valuables,' said Bilen Mesfin, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office.
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