Man receives life sentence for woman’s murder

MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) - A man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole in connection with a woman’s murder last August, according to the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office.

Scott Burton had pleaded guilty to aggravated murder for Tina Johnson’s death. Johnson died Aug. 8, 2023, after an incident along state Route 773 in Pomeroy.

Burton was sentenced to life without mercy in the Meigs County Court of Common Pleas.

“Mr. Burton will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole,” Sheriff Scott Fitch said in a news release. “Although nothing will ever bring back the victim or ease the pain of the family and friends of Tina Johnson, it is my hope that this helps bring some closure to her loved ones.”

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