PONTIAC (AP) -- A Detroit man who pleaded no contest to attempted manslaughter in a beating death at a Southfield jazz club has been sentenced to 3 to 5 years in prison.
The Oakland Press of Pontiac says Eiland Johnson was sentenced Monday in Oakland County Circuit Court. A no-contest plea is not an admission of guilt, but is treated as such for sentencing purposes.
Authorities say Johnson bludgeoned 33-year-old Robert Alexander during a brawl in August 2009 that began as a fight over a woman and ended with two people stabbed and four others injured.
Alexander was celebrating his birthday. He died of head injuries.
Deandre Woolfolk pleaded guilty to attempted manslaughter and was sentenced Nov. 15 to 3-5 years.
Darnell Cooley was to face a pretrial exam Tuesday.
Published: Wed, Dec 1, 2010
