Two found guilty of first-degree murder in District 5

January 20, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) -- A San Francisco Superior Court jury today found Anthony Johnson and Antonio Woods guilty of first-degree murder for the 2003 killing in San Francisco of Oakland resident Kevin Coleman.

Both Johnson and Woods showed no emotion as the verdicts were read to the court, but a woman Johnson later called "Mama'' erupted into tears and cried, "Oh my baby, I know you're not guilty, I'll be by your side,'' before a bailiff escorted her from the courtroom.

Both men could face 25 years to life in prison, according to the district attorney's office.

In addition to a first-degree murder charge for each defendant, the jury found Johnson guilty of felony possession of a firearm by a felon, possession for sale of cocaine, possession of cocaine while armed with a firearm and a misdemeanor charge of resisting a police officer.

In addition to his murder conviction, Woods was found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Woods and Johnson shot 35-year-old Coleman to death in the Lower Haight neighborhood on the afternoon of Feb. 8, 2003. Johnson was arrested the same day after police saw part of the incident and chased him. Woods was arrested on Sept. 27, 2004, according to the district attorney's office.

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