Md. Inmate Convicted In Escape And Carjacking
OAKLAND, Md. (AP) -- A Maryland prison inmate is looking at more prison time after his conviction on charges of attempted first-degree murder, escape and carjacking in Garrett County.
A jury in Oakland convicted Larry Jerome Johnson, 38, Thursday. He could get a life sentence plus 70 years added to his prison term. No sentencing date was set.
Johnson left a highway work crew in September 2012 and used a pair of pliers to stab a correctional officer in the torso. He then got behind the wheel of a prison van, wrecked that vehicle, flagged down a motorist, stabbed him in the head and stole his car.
Maryland State Police caught Johnson after he hit a tree.
Johnson is serving a 20-year sentence for carjacking and handgun convictions in Prince George's County.
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