Former Jackson police officer in custody after extradition in nurse killing: What We Know
Murder suspect Marcus Johnson was wanted by the Jackson Police Department where he was briefly employed as an officer. Johnson was extradited from Louisiana and was ordered held without bond in Jackson, Miss.
Why was former police officer Marcus Johnson wanted?
Johnson, 33, is wanted in the death of Carlos Collins, 25. JPD said Collins was shot at Tapestry Northridge Apartments off Parkway Drive on Tuesday, April 9. And axe was also used in the incident, according to reports.
Who was Carlos Collins?
Collins was a registered nurse from Yazoo City. Collins' family told WAPT that several restraining orders had been filed against Johnson.
Murder suspect Marcus Johnson arrested after police chase
Jackson, Miss. Police Chief Joseph Wade confirmed that Johnson, 33, was arrested in connection with the murder of Collins.
Johnson was captured 25 miles outside of Monroe, Louisiana, after a police chase involving the Mississippi Highway Patrol, Warren County deputies and several law enforcement officers from Louisiana on Wednesday, April 10.
How long was Johnson employed as a police officer?
Johnson was terminated in 2013, after less than a year, according to JPD.
In a separate incident in 2014, Johnson was arrested and charged with impersonating an officer at the Palisades Apartments near Jackson State University. Johnson wrote a fake citation to a female student. The victim said Johnson then tried to "hook up" with her in order to void the ticket, a police report stated.
Johnson was charged with false pretense, grand larceny and two counts of impersonating an officer in connection to the 2014 incident. The results of the case have not been reported.
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Marcus Johnson extradited back to Jackson
Johnson is in the custody of the Hinds County Sheriff's Department after being extradited from the Richland Parish Detention Center in Rayville, La. Johnson faces charges of murder and shooting into an occupied dwelling.
Bail bond denied
Johnson is being held without bond in the Hinds County Detention Center, according to reports.
This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Marcus Johnson caught, extradited in death of nurse in Jackson MS