A 25-year-old man fatally shot his mom at their Olivette, Missouri, residence after mistaking the sufferer for an intruder, his lawyer stated. In accordance with KSDK, the deadly March 7 incident occurred whereas the sufferer, Monica McNichols-Johnson, 56, was making an attempt to enter their residence from the again.
McNichols-Johnson’s son, Jaylen Johnson, has since been arrested and charged in connection together with her killing. Authorities stated McNichols-Johnson suffered a gunshot wound, including that she was pronounced useless on the scene after responding paramedics executed life-saving measures.
The 25-year-old’s lawyer, Will Goldstein, stated Johnson hasn’t stopped crying as he thought his mom was an intruder. “I obtained a frantic name from Monica’s father telling me what occurred that Jaylen thought an intruder was coming from the again door and he fired pictures,” Goldstein stated.
“This factor is all tragic and he hasn’t stopped crying since. Jaylen loves his mother and his mother liked him … Jaylen instantly referred to as 911 and instantly referred to as his grandfather and stated he can’t consider this occurred,” the lawyer added.
Goldstein additionally made point out of gun accessibility. “So long as now we have this straightforward accessibility to weapons in the neighborhood whether or not for good or dangerous, whether or not to only to defend your premises, sadly issues like this occur,” he said.
Johnson, who has been charged with voluntary manslaughter and armed prison motion, is being held on a $100,000 bond. His bond evaluation is about for Wednesday, KSDK reported.
Goldstein represented Johnson in court docket the day after the deadly incident. He said that the 25-year-old is “a large number proper now.” “We’re very hopeful he’ll get out on bond. He’s employed and has no prison historical past,” he stated.
“He was a university athlete and he’s a person with a brilliant future. Figuring out Monica as I did, she would need nothing extra for her son than him to land on his ft and have a superb life.”
