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   ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis man will spend 15 years in prison after   
   admitting to beating and killing his ex-girlfriend inside an abandoned   
   home in 2024.   
      
   Eric D. Johnson, 43, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree   
   domestic assault in the fatal beating of Cherish Lappin in February of   
   2024. As part of the plea deal, prosecutors dismissed six other   
   felonies, including first-degree murder and two counts of witness   
   tampering.   
      
   According to charging documents, police began their investigation after   
   Lappin was dropped off at an area hospital on Feb. 6 with significant   
   injuries. She was pronounced dead on Feb. 14.   
      
   During their investigation, a woman told police Johnson approached her   
   and asked for help caring for Lappin. The woman told police Johnson then   
   "indicated he had beaten her with his hands and a gun."   
      
   A second witness told police he saw Johnson beat the victim on multiple   
   occasions in the days before Lappin was dropped off at the hospital.   
      
   According to a press release from the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court of   
   Missouri, Johnson admitted to beating Lappin with his hands, a   
   two-by-four and a baseball bat inside a home at 14th Street and Cass   
   Avenue.   
      
   "A prosecutor read a letter in court from Lappin's mother that said she   
   and her daughter had trusted Johnson," the press release said. "The   
   letter said she hopes he'll never be able to torture another woman   
   again."   
      
   The case was set to go to trial next week.   
      
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   Eric Johnson, 41, was charged with murder in connection with the deadly   
   beating of a woman in St. Louis.   
      
   https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/man-takes-plea-deal-sentenced-to-   
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