Kintez “Kutta” Johnson gets life sentence for murdering Reginel Golman

A Jefferson Parish judge on Tuesday (Oct. 29) sentenced Kintez “Kutta” Johnson to life in prison for his conviction of shooting a man to death as he sat in a car outside a Marrero convenience store.

Johnson, 23, of Harvey, was convicted by a jury earlier this month of the second-degree murder of Reginel Golman, 30. Golman’s girlfriend was seated in the car next to him when Johnson opened fire, but she was not physically injured.

Johnson also was convicted of aggravated assault with a firearm, with the victim being Golman’s girlfriend. The jury additionally found him guilty of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and of obstruction of justice – for getting rid of the gun he used to kill Johnson.

Golman suffered 15 gunshot wounds on the evening of Sept. 23, 2022, as he sat in the passenger’s seat of a car parked outside the business at Fourth Street and Ames Boulevard. He died shortly afterward.

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After denying post-verdict defense motions and hearing impact testimony from Golman’s girlfriend, Judge Shayna Beevers Morvant of the 24th Judicial District Court sentenced Johnson to the mandatory life sentence in prison without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence.

Judge Beevers Morvant sentenced Johnson to 10 years for the aggravated assault and ran it consecutive to the life sentence; 15 years for being a felon in possession of a firearm; and 20 years for obstruction of justice.

Assistant District Attorneys Matthew Whitworth and LaShanda Webb prosecuted the case.