Former Jackson police officer is suspect in murder of registered nurse near Old Canton Road
Public Information Officer Tommie Brown confirmed to the Clarion Ledger that the Jackson Police Department is investigating a Tuesday homicide that left one person dead.
Police said 25-year-old Carlos Collins, the victim, was killed at Tapestry Northridge Apartments off Parkway Drive near Old Canton Road. Collins was a registered nurse from Yazoo City.
Brown also confirmed to the Clarion Ledger that investigators are looking for Marcus Johnson, 33, in connection to the murder. Johnson faces charges of murder and shooting into an occupied dwelling.
Police said Johnson is a former Jackson police officer who was terminated in 2013, after less than a year with JPD.
According to a WAPT report, the family said Collins succumbed to gunshot wounds, and an axe was also used during the incident. The family also told WAPT that Collins had filed several restraining orders against the alleged suspect.
Brown stated more details on the nature of the crime would be released later Tuesday.
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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, according to previous Clarion Ledger reporting. The victim said Johnson then tried to "hook up" with her in order to void the ticket, a police report stated.
Officers said Johnson was in possession of a stolen JPD radio and an old ticket book. Johnson also used a current officer's badge number in the incident.
Johnson was charged with false pretense, grand larceny and two counts of impersonating an officer in connection to the 2014 incident.
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