St. Paul man to be sentenced in officer killing
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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.
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