Paterson Was Hands-on in Domestic Abuse Cover-up 1.08K Jeff Neumann 03/26/10 04:05AM Filed to: Lies Lies David Paterson Sherruna booker David Johnson governor Crime Another Times bombshell! The governor drafted a statement in mid-February saying his violent pal, David Johnson, did not beat up his girlfriend, Sherr-una Booker. Paterson wanted Booker to back this up, but she wanted no part of "a lie." [NYT]