Man in prison for murder admits to killing Minnesota guard

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — An inmate who is already imprisoned for murder has pleaded guilty to killing a Minnesota corrections officer in 2018 and was sentenced to life in prison. Edward Muhammad Johnson, 44, pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree murder for killing officer Joseph Gomm. Under state law, a life sentence is mandatory for first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer. Johnson told the court that he checked out a hammer from a prison metal shop and used it to hit Gomm in the