A former school soccer participant mistakenly shot and killed his mom on the house they shared in Missouri as a result of he suspected she was an intruder when she tried to enter by way of the again door, in accordance with his lawyer.
Jaylen Johnson, 25, was charged with voluntary manslaughter and armed legal motion in reference to the demise of his mom, 56-year-old Monica Johnson-McNichols, Olivette police stated in a information launch. His bail was set at $100,000.
Johnson’s lawyer, William Goldstein, instructed the St. Louis Submit-Dispatch that Johnson mistakenly believed his mom was an intruder when she tried to enter their house in Olivette, Missouri, at round 7:30 a.m. Thursday.
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Jaylen Johnson, 25, was charged with voluntary manslaughter and armed legal motion within the unintentional taking pictures demise of his mom. (Olivette Police Division)
“He hasn’t stopped crying,” Goldstein stated.
Johnson’s girlfriend tried life-saving efforts on his mom, as did paramedics after they arrived on the house, however Johnson-McNichols was pronounced useless on the scene.
Goldstein stated Johnson instantly referred to as 911 after taking pictures his mom, including that he has been distraught because the incident.
Jaylen Johnson mistakenly believed his mom was an intruder when she tried to enter their house. (Olivette Police)
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Johnson, a former school soccer participant who’s employed and has no legal historical past, saved a gun for defense after he had beforehand been robbed at gunpoint.
“It’s just tragic,” Goldstein instructed FOX 2 St. Louis. “Jaylen loved his mother, and his mother loved him.”
The incident stays under investigation.
