Eddie Johnson, the Atlanta Hawks All-Star who was sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting a young child in 2008, has died at age 65 from an undisclosed illness.   


The two-time /sport/nba/index.html NBA All-Star passed away on October 26. A cause of death was not disclosed, but his passing was confirmed Tuesday by Rocker-Cusack Mortuary in Leesburg, /news/florida/index.html Florida.


Johnson was 53 when, according to the Florida Department of Corrections website, he received a mandatory life sentence in 2008 after he was found guilty of sexual assault on an eight-year-old girl.


image class="left" url="" Former NBA All-Star Edward 'Fast Eddie' Johnson (pictured here in the Marion County Jail in Florida) was convicted in 2008 of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl 


Johnson was serving the life sentence at Santa Rosa Correctional Institution in Milton, Florida when an undisclosed illness led to his death.


The mortuary said Johnson will be buried at Weirsdale (Florida) Community Cemetery on Saturday.


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The Hawks chose Johnson in the third round of the 1977 NBA Draft out of Auburn, 카지노사이트추천 where Tigers coach Bob Davis had described him as having a 'bad attitude.'
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