Wyoming man gets life sentence for killing wife


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RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming man has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting his wife in Fort Washakie last fall.

The Riverton Ranger reports (http://bit.ly/2c95A1o ) that Koby Johnson was sentenced Friday after being found guilty of murder in June. His wife, Rachael Noel Johnson, was a 36-year-old nursing student at Central Wyoming College.

Court documents say the Johnsons had separated after being married for more than a decade. Several of the couple's children were called to testify during the trial. Court documents say they watched their father shoot their mother in the head with a revolver.

The documents indicate that Koby Johnson planned to argue that he acted in self-defense and the shooting was accidental. Prosecutors say he claimed his wife struck and injured him with multiple objects.

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Information from: The (Riverton, Wyo.) Ranger, http://www.dailyranger.com

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