A Jackson County judge sentenced Calah Johnson, 35, to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty Monday morning to the July 17, 2009 fatal shooting of Deanna Lieber.
A news release from Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office says Johnson was scheduled to go on trial Monday, but instead agreed to plea guilty to the murder. He is already serving time in federal prison for cocaine trafficking.
Prosecutors agreed to the plea after consulting family, according to the news release.
According to court records, the shooting into Lieber’s vehicle was captured on a red light camera. Two other vehicles were also seen near the 59th Street intersection on Bruce Watkins Drive.
The news release says Kansas City Police Department detectives tracked down the vehicles’ owners, one of whom said she loaned the car to Johnson the night of the shooting. According to a witness, Johnson said he fired the shots.
The news release says Lieber, who lived near Lawrence, was leaving the Starlight Theatre with family when she was struck by the gunfire.
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