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FILE - This file photo provided by the Minnesota Department of Corrections shows Edward Muhammad Johnson. Johnson, pleaded guilty Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 to first-degree murder for killing officer Joseph Gomm. Under state law, a life sentence is mandatory for first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer. (Minnesota Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Man in prison for murder admits to killing Minnesota guard

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FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the Minnesota Department of Corrections, Edward Muhammad Johnson is shown in a mugshot. The Minnesota prison inmate serving time for murder is now charged with killing a corrections officer at the prison last month. Prosecutors charged 42-year-old Johnson on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, with second-degree murder and second-degree assault. He is scheduled to make his first court appearance Friday. Johnson is accused of beating 45-year-old Officer Joseph Gomm to death with a hammer at Stillwater state prison on July 18. (Minnesota Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Minnesota inmate charged with murder in guard’s killing

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In this undated photo provided by the Minnesota Department of Corrections, Edward Muhammad Johnson is shown in a mugshot. Johnson, 42, is accused of using a weapon to attack Officer Joseph Gomm on Wednesday at Stillwater prison in Stillwater, Minn. Minnesota Corrections Commissioner Tom Roy says the attack happened in the prison's industry building and didn't describe the weapon. Johnson had been serving time for homicide. (Minnesota Department of Corrections via AP)

Minnesota inmate accused in guard’s death has violent past

By AMY FORLITI - Associated Press