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Mason Johnson pleads guilty to fatally stabbing father; sentenced to 20 years in prison

Michael Lansu — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 22:29:01 -0500

Mason Johnson / Photo from Cook County Sheriff's office

BY LEEANN SHELTON
Sun-Times Media

The son of an O’Hare International Airport security officer who pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing his father was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday.

Mason Johnson, 26, was charged with murder for the March 23, 2013, stabbing death of his father, Kenneth Johnson, during a domestic dispute at their home in the 11400 block of South Rockwell Street, authorities said.

Kenneth Johnson, 49, was an aviation security officer and shift supervisor at O’Hare Airport, according to the Chicago Department of Aviation.

An autopsy determined he died of multiple stab and incised wounds and ruled his death a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

After the fight, Mason Johnson was also hospitalized with injuries, police said.

Earlier this month, Mason Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder before Judge James Linn, according to court records.

On Monday, he was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison and given credit for nearly a year and a half spent in jail since his arrest, according to the court records.

Comment of the Day: Victim was intelligent, upbeat

John Carpenter — Wed, 01 May 2013 11:44:55 -0500

Commenter Jim Joyce writes:

"I don't know what the family issues were, but I knew Kenny Johnson. In that respect Kenny was intelligent, upbeat and was always there to pitch in to make our workplace run better. This is a terrible loss."

Charges filed in fatal Morgan Park stabbing

John Carpenter — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:05:38 -0500

Sun-Times Media Wire; March 25, 2013 11:42PM The son of an O’Hare Airport security officer was charged with fatally stabbing his father to death early Sunday in his Morgan Park neighborhood home.

Kenneth Johnson, 49, was stabbed during a domestic dispute in his home in the 11400 block of South Rockwell Street, at 2:47 a.m., authorities said.

His son, 24-year-old Mason Johnson, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the slaying, police said. He lived in the same block of South Rockwell Street, and is still hospitalized at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, recovering from injuries he sustained during the altercation.

Kenneth Johnson was an aviation security officer and shift supervisor at O’Hare International Airport, according to Chicago Aviation Department spokeswoman Karen Pride.

An autopsy Monday found he died of multiple stab and incised wounds and ruled his death a homicide, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

“He seemed like a nice enough fellow,” a neighbor said, who added that Johnson cleared snow from his sidewalk during a recent snowstorm.

Mason Johnson was ordered held without bond Monday, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s office website. He will next appear in court Thursday at Branch 66, at 2600 S. California Ave.