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OGDEN — A Farmington man will spend over two decades in prison after he was sentenced Tuesday on charges connected to a fatal drug robbery in Ogden that killed a Ben Lomond High School student in 2019.
Daniel Ross Viegas-Gonzalez, 31, was sentenced to at least 26 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in December to single counts of aggravated murder and attempted aggravated murder, both first-degree felonies. Viegas-Gonzalez also received a sentence of 16 years to life in prison on the attempted aggravated murder charge, but 2nd District Judge Reuben Renstrom ordered the prison terms be served concurrently. Viegas-Gonzalez was initially charged with three other felonies, though the charges were dropped as part of his plea deal.
Viegas-Gonzalez and another man, 26-year-old Theron Farmer, were arrested and charged days after a Feb. 11, 2019, west Ogden home invasion led to the death of Kameron Johnson, an 18-year-old high school student who was home sick that day. The two stole money, drugs and clothing from the home, according to police.
Johnson's brother, Eric Johnson Jr., was shot during the attack but survived. He later identified Farmer as one of his attackers before police identified Viegas-Gonzalez as a suspect. Eric Johnson Jr. would also later testify in court against the two.
Charging documents say that Viegas-Gonzalez was the triggerman in the shootings, as Eric Johnson Jr. told police in the hospital that Farmer was showing off a gun in his waistband when Viegas-Gonzalez shot him. He would later testify in court that after he was shot, he saw Viegas-Gonzalez walk into Kameron's room shortly before he heard gunshots.
During a trial last fall, a Weber County jury convicted Farmer on all four felonies he faced, including aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder and aggravated robbery — all first-degree felonies. He was also found guilty of obstructing justice, a second-degree felony. Renstrom ordered he also serve a prison term of at least 26 years.
As of Wednesday, Weber County Jail booking records showed Viegas-Gonzalez was still in jail custody. He will be transferred to the Utah Department of Corrections to serve his prison sentence.
