DA: Man given 2 life sentences for murder of two women

LONGVIEW — A 24-year-old Longview man was given two life sentences for the murder of two women in Longview. According to our news partner KETK, the district attorney’s office says Jordan Malik Carter pleaded guilty to the murders of Mele’kia Rae Montgomery and Alexis Carol Johnson. Carter will be required to serve at least 30 years before becoming eligible for parole. The women were shot and killed on Johnston Street on August 26, 2016. Carter was arrested and identified as a gang member in the Gregg County Jail five days later. That was after police said he was spotted at a motel, ran away from officers, and threw a loaded gun into a wooded area before he was caught.