St. Paul man to be sentenced in officer killing

St. Paul, Minn. (AP)

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Joshua Michael Martin, 21, was arrested Saturday afternoon at an apartment building in St. Paul, after a manhunt that lasted several hours. Martin and another man were suspected of killing a Maplewood police officer earlier in the day. Martin had an extensive criminal record, according to police.
Photo courtesy of the St. Paul Police Department

A 21-year-old St. Paul man will be sentenced Friday in the killing of a Maplewood police officer.

Joshua Martin has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting intentional second-degree murder in the killing of Sgt. Joseph Bergeron. Martin also pleaded guilty to kidnapping in a carjacking attempt earlier the same day. He faces a prison term of 35 1/2 years when he is sentenced Friday.

Martin testified that he and his friend, 21-year-old Jason Jones, came across Bergeron in his squad car May 1 after the attempted carjacking. Martin says Jones shot and killed the officer, who was belted into his car seat.

Jones was killed later in a manhunt when he assaulted another officer, who shot him.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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