A man who has called himself a "serial killer" and likened himself to fictional boogeyman Michael Myers was sentenced to 159 years behind bars for three Tennessee slayings — on top of 102 years he'd already been ordered to serve, authorities said.
Joshua Dotson, 24, was convicted last year of murdering his former girlfriend, Jamesha Covson, and her unborn child, leading to more than a century behind bars, Shelby County prosecutors said.
He's since pleaded guilty to the first-degree murders of Divieon Parker, Renita Bennett and Reginald Anderson, in addition to three counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, prosecutors said. Those three killings led to another 159 years in prison, prosecutors said on Friday.
“After five years, we are pleased to finally have justice for Dotson’s multiple victims," Shelby County Assistant District Attorney Regina Lucreziano said in a statement.
"His sentences, both from the guilty verdict after a trial and these two pleas today, amount to 261 years in prison. While no amount of time in prison will bring the victims back to their loved ones, we are content that he will never be a threat to our community again.”
Dotson testified in his own defense last year, calling himself a “serial killer,” prosecutors said, and likening himself to Michael Myers, the fictional killer made famous by the "Halloween" movies.
