Johnny Young sentenced to life in prison in stabbing death

KENOSHA (WITI) -- 37-year-old Johnny Young was sentenced to life in prison plus five years without parole in the death of 52-year-old Christine Saucier.

According to the criminal complaint in this case, Young uses crack on a daily basis and went over to Saucier's home to do drugs together.

Police say around 10:30 a.m. Monday, Saucier's upstairs neighbor heard a man yelling, "I surrender." The complaint says when he knocked on the door the man said he had stabbed somebody.

Police say in the complaint that Young told them the two were in the bathroom when Saucier was holding onto the remaining crack in a potato chip bag and he just freaked out. The complaint goes on to say Young admitted he just kept cutting her until she stopped trying to fight back.

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