Chinatown Killer Gets Life Term
A 22-year-old man who killed a city police officer and wounded his partner during a botched 1984 Chinatown jewelry store robbery was sentenced today to life in prison without parole.
Superior Court Judge Jean Matusinka imposed the sentence on Sang Nam Chinh of Rosemead, who was convicted in February of the Dec. 19, 1984, murder of Officer Duane Johnson, 27, and the attempted murder of his partner, Archie Nagao, who survived a gunshot wound in the neck. Two accomplices were killed in the gun battle, and a third, Hau Cheong Chan, 32, of Alhambra, was convicted of second-degree murder. He faces a possible 15-years-to-life prison term when he is sentenced July 20.
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