Traci Vaillancourt, who is battling a rare blood disease, has accepted a plea deal in the murder case of Sgt. Derek Johnson's death. In 2013, Vaillancourt,
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Law enforcement officers investigate the scene after fatal shots were fired at a Draper Police Sgt. Derek Johnson in Draper in 2013. Timothy Troy Walker, who was sentenced to life in prison for killing the officer, is facing another felony charge after a weapon was allegedly found in his cell.
Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
UTAH STATE PRISON A convicted cop killer who is already serving a life sentence at the Utah State Prison and had an additional sentence of up to life in prison added on for a jailhouse assault is in trouble again.
Timothy Troy Walker, 42, was charged Monday in 3rd District Court with possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person. The charge is a first-degree felony because of Walker’s prior convictions involving violent offenses.