Tulsa Man Found Guilty Of First-Degree Murder

<p>A jury found a Tulsa man guilty of first-degree murder and recommended a sentence of life without parole. Joseph Johnson was found guilty in the death of Quavis Cato. &nbsp;</p>

Wednesday, August 30th 2017, 5:31 pm

By: News On 6


A jury found a Tulsa man guilty of first-degree murder and recommended a sentence of life without parole. Joseph Johnson was found guilty Wednesday, August 30 in the death of Quavis Cato.

Cato was shot to death outside a duplex near 13th Street and 73rd East Avenue October 10, 2016. Witnesses told police they believed the two men quarreled about a car deal. They said the victim was trying to sell a car when things when south, and the man he was trying to sell it to pulled out a gun.

Johnson fled to Louisiana and was taken into custody in Baton Rouge not long after the deadly shooting.

10/13/2016 Related Story: Tulsa Murder Suspect Arrested In Louisiana

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