Joseph Yacteen, the man who shot Marc Cohn in a car-jacking, has been sentenced to thirty six years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted first degree murder. Initial additional charges of attempted aggravated burglary and first degree trespass were dropped by the prosecution.
As previously reported, Yacteen tried to steal Cohn's van following a concert by the singer-songwriter in Denver in August of 2005, and, during the botched attempt, shot Cohn in the head as well as injuring driver and manager Thomas Dube. He was later found in a vacant house, and apprehended following a six hour stand-off with police.
Doctors successfully removed the bullet, which was lodged in Cohn's temple. The singer, who rose to fame back in 1991 with hit song 'Walking In Memphis', has spoken about the incident on US TV, saying: "I touched myself and it was blood all over my hands, and my clothes. And I realised I was the one who'd been hit. Every second that passed by, I thought, 'That's the last one. That's the last second I'll be here.'"