From Platte County Prosecutor:
A man who burglarized five Platte County homes—one while the owner was at a funeral visitation for his wife—has been sentenced to 43 years in prison. Dane S. Johnson, 35, of Kansas City, was sentenced July 17 by Circuit Judge Owens Lee Hull, Jr. following his conviction after a May trial.
Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd said, “The victims of these crimes told Judge Hull that, in addition to stealing their valuables, this defendant stole their sense of security. The defendant scanned the obituary pages to plan burglaries and broke into one Platte County home while a man was at the funeral visitation for his wife. Four decades in prison is an appropriate sentence for this series of outrageous crimes.”
Johnson and another man, Landon N. Prothro, 32, of Kansas City, were dubbed the “Funeral Day Burglars” following more than 30 home burglaries in the metro area in late 2005 and early 2006. Several of the burglaries occurred while the home owners were at funerals. Prothro pled guilty in August 2006 and was later sentenced to 28 years in prison.
Be good and you might get out early. You must have learned a lesson first though.
Posted by: Truth Teller | Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 01:52 PM
43 years DAMN!!!
Posted by: Tim | Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 02:07 PM
Northland prosecutors do NOT play around.
Posted by: James Hart | Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 02:11 PM
haha, talk about a nail in the coffin.
Posted by: eyeofthetiger | Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 02:23 PM
For a 30+ known location crime spree, this sounds pretty light actually...and considering how they did their prospecting for new businesses...*shudder*
Posted by: The G | Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 02:29 PM
Is it me ... or does that mug shot make it look like someone kicked him upside the head??
Posted by: scooter | Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 03:32 PM
No, he just needs to get that dirt off his face, right big boy? LOL
Posted by: I | Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 03:41 PM