Josephus Davis faces a life sentence after being convicted of second-degree murder and related charges in the killing of Milan Loncar, 25.
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"A Philadelphia jury on Friday found a 21-year-old
guilty of murder for fatally shooting a man who was walking his dog in Brewerytown last year — a botched robbery attempt that attracted attention for its seemingly random and senseless nature.
Josephus Davis faces a life sentence after being convicted of second-degree murder, robbery, and related charges in the death of Milan Loncar, 25, a Wayne native and 2019 Temple University graduate who was attacked after taking a walk with his dog after work. Davis shot Loncar after trying to rifle through his pockets, prosecutors said, then ran away with a co-conspirator as Loncar lay bleeding on the street."
"Prosecutors had sought to convict Davis of first-degree murder, arguing he’d intentionally killed Loncar by shooting at his chest. Jurors instead voted to convict Davis of second-degree murder, a slaying that occurs in the course of another felony, such as a robbery. Both crimes carry
automatic life sentences, though Davis will not be formally
sentenced until August."
"Davis was on probation for robbery at the time of the murder, and was awaiting trial on charges of carjacking and assaulting a jail guard.
He had been released from jail two weeks before Loncar was killed, leading critics to question how District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office and the city courts handled those cases and whether different decision-making could have prevented the crime."
