Convicted child killer Chesterfield Johnson appeared in Magistrates' Court yesterday.

Johnson, of no fixed abode, served 20 years for the 1978 rape and murder of 11-year-old Connie Furtado.

The 59-year-old yesterday pleaded guilty to obstructing Police and violently resisting arrest after an incident in Pembroke on November 6.

Crown counsel Robert Welling said Police were carrying out searches at the corner of Court Street and Elliot Streets when they saw Johnson approaching on a silver bike.

When he was signalled to stop, officers noticed he reached into his pocket. His hand came out clenched.

Officers asked to see what was in his hand, but he pulled away and ran. Police caught him and told him that they were going to arrest him for obstructing justice.

Johnson responded: "I ain't going anywhere."

Officers then tried to put him in handcuffs but he began to struggle and kick at the officers. They used Captor spray to stop him.

No illegal items were found on Johnson or his vehicle.

Yesterday duty counsel Kendrick James argued that Johnson's conviction for murder shouldn't affect his sentencing.

Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner responded: "They were both crimes of violence."

Johnson had been sentenced to death for the murder of Connie Furtado, a Paget Primary student who was choked to death with her own school tie.

His sentence was reduced to 20 years' imprisonment on appeal. He was released in 1998.

Mr. Warner fined Johnson $1,500 for violently resisting arrest. He ordered that the full amount be paid before the end of the day or Johnson would face 150 days in prison.

He also sentenced Johnson to three months' imprisonment, suspended 18 months, for obstructing Police.