St. Helena Island man sentenced to 14 years after pleading guilty to attempted murder

A St. Helena Island man scheduled to go to trial Monday morning in connection with a 2014 shooting pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Lewis Melvin Johnson, 24, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a violent crime before a jury could be seated in his trial, according to a news release from the 14th Circuit Solicitor's Office.

Johnson was accused of forcing his way into a Seaside Road home and firing two shots at the home's resident following a disagreement over a stolen television. The man was not hit in the incident.

Circuit Court Judge Perry Gravely sentenced Johnson after his guilty plea, the release said.

This story was originally published September 14, 2015 at 4:53 PM with the headline "St. Helena Island man sentenced to 14 years after pleading guilty to attempted murder."