State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced that Marvin Orlando Johnson, 39, of Mechanicville, was sentenced to Life, plus an additional 20 years in prison, for the premeditated murder of his stepfather on May 24, 2023 Following a four-day jury trial in July 2024, a St. Mary’s County jury found Johnson guilty of first-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence for shooting and killing his stepfather. On May 24, 2023, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville for a report of a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. The victim was pronounced deceased by responding deputies who observed injuries consistent with the victim having been shot in the head with a shotgun. The State requested the Court to impose the maximum sentence of Life plus 20 years in prison. The Defense requested the Court to deviate from the sentencing guidelines and recommended a sentence below the sentencing guidelines, which was Life to Life. The Court carefully listened to arguments presented by both the State and the Defense and ultimately sentenced the Defendant to the maximum sentence of Life […]
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