Johnson Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter

A jury has found 29-year-old Emery Johnson Jr. of Towanda guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Johnson faced this charge as well as a charge of aggravated assault after punching a 61-year-old man outside of a bar in Towanda, causing him to fall to the sidewalk and receive fatal head trauma. Prior to the jury’s verdict, Johnson’s defense attorney announced that Johnson would admit to the misdemeanor count of involuntary manslaughter, but not to the felony count of aggravated assault. Johnson is expected back in court in May for sentencing. He could face up to 5 years in prison.