'I took the life of an innocent 13-year-old boy. I really, truly am sorry, especially when he had been so nice and generous to me,' Corey Johnson said.
Shortly before 21-year-old Corey Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for murder and attempted murder, he apologized for the 2018 killing of his 13-year-old friend.
Then 17, Johnson attended a sleepover after a birthday party for Jovanni Sierra, who had just turned 13. Johnson had gone to the party with Kyle Banecroft, the older brother of Sierra's best friend Dane Banecroft. The sleepover took place at the Banecroft brothers' home, theJohnson had recently converted to Islam and had watched numerous online propaganda videos of the Islamic State militant group .
Johnson started with Sierra, stabbing him and slashing his throat. The noise from the attack caught the attention of Elaine Simon, mother of the Banecroft brothers. When Simon went to check on the boys, Johnson stabbed her multiple times, shortly after stabbing 13-year-old Dane Banecroft, who tried to save his mother. Thereported that Johnson and Kyle Bancroft had been friends since daycare, but Dane Banecroft, now 17, told the jury that Johnson seemed"almost happy" as he stabbed him.
Johnson then hid in a closet as police arrived. According to records, police needed to use tear gas to subdue him.
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