Carwash suspect surrenders at Central Lockup
3-week hunt comes to an end; he's blamed in string of violence
Wednesday, June 09, 2004
By Tara Young
Staff writer
A three-week hunt for New Orleans' most wanted man came to an end Tuesday evening when Antoine Johnson strode into Central Lockup and identified himself to jailers, just minutes after professing his innocence to a local news station, police said.
Johnson, 19, of 1206 S. Galvez St., is wanted in a May 9 shooting that killed one man and wounded a 14-year-old girl. In another, unrelated incident, police said Johnson shot at 13-year-old and another juvenile earlier this month.
The recent string of violent incidents in which Johnson is the prime suspect began May 9, just two days after Johnson was released from jail. Johnson was released after Orleans Criminal Court Judge Arthur Hunter found no probable cause to hold him and two other suspects on charges related to the shooting of two men at TCL Car Wash in Central City last July.
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3-week hunt comes to an end; he's blamed in string of violence
Wednesday, June 09, 2004
By Tara Young
Staff writer
A three-week hunt for New Orleans' most wanted man came to an end Tuesday evening when Antoine Johnson strode into Central Lockup and identified himself to jailers, just minutes after professing his innocence to a local news station, police said.
Johnson, 19, of 1206 S. Galvez St., is wanted in a May 9 shooting that killed one man and wounded a 14-year-old girl. In another, unrelated incident, police said Johnson shot at 13-year-old and another juvenile earlier this month.
The recent string of violent incidents in which Johnson is the prime suspect began May 9, just two days after Johnson was released from jail. Johnson was released after Orleans Criminal Court Judge Arthur Hunter found no probable cause to hold him and two other suspects on charges related to the shooting of two men at TCL Car Wash in Central City last July.
- jimlouis 6-10-2004 3:09 am