A Memphis man pleaded guilty to reduced charges related to the strangulation death of a Johnson City woman whose body was found inside a trash can back in 2009. 39-year-old Christopher Johnson admitted to tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse in the death of 37-year-old Sherry Cooper. Prosecutors dismissed the charge of felony murder and he was expected to be released. He reached a deal with prosecutors to serve eight years on probation after telling the judge during the hearing that the victim got into an argument with Codey Miller her son. Johnson claimed that he left and returned to find her dead and helped move the trash can that held her body. (bg)