A Philadelphia Man Is Sentenced To 35 Years For Attempted Murder

A Philadelphia man is sentenced to 35 years for attempted murder with a handgun in Salisbury.

Friday, October 16th, 38-year-old Larry McArthur was sentenced to 25 years for Attempted 2nd Degree Murder plus 10 years for the Use of a Handgun in a Crime of Violence, for his July 1, 2009 convictions.

Deputy State’s Attorney Sam Vincent says back on July 9, 2007, on South Saratoga Street, Gary Johnson was visiting his girlfriend when he noticed the kitchen window was being broken. Johnson then walked outside, that’s when he saw McArthur with a handgun. He turned to run and was shot at 4 times, two of them hitting Johnson in the back. After crawling to a neighbor’s home for help, McArthur made it to the hospital. McArthur has since recovered from his gunshot wounds, despite the two bullets permanently lodged in his back.

Vincent says there was a money dispute between Johnson’s girlfriend and McArthur’s niece. Vincent says a few minutes prior to the shooting, the niece called and threatened Johnson’s girlfriend saying she would “shoot up” the house.

McArthur will not be eligible for parole until he serves 30 years of his sentence. This is a result of his two prior crimes of violence convictions in Philadelphia.