BLACKS: Father arrested for allegedly killing son’s murder suspect on way to New Orleans court; A twisted tale of White female killed in 2016

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Father arrested for allegedly killing son’s murder suspect on way to New Orleans court

Bokio B. Johnson is accused of killing the man who confessed to murdering his son

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Father arrested for allegedly killing son’s murder suspect on way to New Orleans court​

Bevan Hurley
Sat, March 26, 2022, 10:44 AM·2 min read

Bokio B. Johnson was arrested by New Orleans police in connection with the murder of Hollis Carter (New Orleans Police Department)
A New Orleans man has been charged with the drive-by shooting of a man who allegedly killed his son and step-daughter.
Bokio B. Johnson is accused of killing Hollis Carter and wounding his mother as he was driving to a court appearance Wednesday, New Orleans police said.
Mr Carter allegedly confessed to the 2021 double homicide of step-siblings Caleb Johnson, 18, and Breyiana Brown, 25.
New Orleans police said they arrested Mr Johnson after executing a search warrant at his home.
“After interview, Johnson was determined to be the perpetrator in this incident and was placed under arrest,” a statement from New Orleans police said.
Mr Johnson was booked Friday at the Orleans Parish Justice Center on charges of second-degree murder, which carries an automatic life sentence, and attempted second-degree murder - the same charges that Mr Carter had faced.
Police said a gunman in a black Ford F-150 fired eight bullets into his sedan.
After Mr Carter was shot and killed, his attorney John Fuller said the shooting on Chef Menteur Highway was a case of “street justice”.
“Street justice has resulted in an assurance that there would never be any closure in this case,” Mr Fuller said.
Mr Fuller said the shootings had deprived his client of the chance to clear his name.
He claimed that Mr Carter had confessed to the March 2021 double homicide at the Cypress Run apartments in New Orleans’ Algiers section, because he was afraid of the true killer.
“He doesn’t deserve to have his obituary tainted by what were basically false charges,” Mr Fuller told NOLA.com
“He was a good kid. He was working at a restaurant. He was abiding by all of the restriction required by a defendant who’s out on bond. He was loved by his family. This is tragic.”

 

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Double murder suspect shot dead on way to court in case of ‘street justice’

Hollis Carter confessed to the homicide of two step-siblings because he was afraid of the real killer, his attorney claimed

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Double murder suspect shot dead on way to court in case of ‘street justice’​

Bevan Hurley
Sat, March 26, 2022, 9:49 AM·2 min read

New Orleans police released this image of a Ford F-150 vehicle used in the shooting of Hollis Carter (NOPD)
A New Orleans man charged with a 2021 double homicide has been shot dead on his way to a court appearance in what his lawyer has labelled “street justice”.
Hollis Carter, 21, was pronounced dead and his mother was left in a critical condition after a person in a black Ford F-150 fired eight bullets into their sedan.
Mr Carter’s attorney John Fuller said the shooting on Chef Menteur Highway on Wednesday was linked to the double homicide of his step-siblings Breyiana Brown, 25, and Caleb Johnson, 18, NOLA.com reported.
“Street justice has resulted in an assurance that there would never be any closure in this case,” Mr Fuller said.
Officers from the New Orleans Police Department responded to the shooting just before 9am on Wednesday.

Breyiana Brown, 25, was murdered in March 2021 (GoFundme)
They found Mr Carter’s mother lying on the ground suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to her body, and was rushed to hospital.
Mr Carter was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to his head.
His attorney Mr Fuller said the shootings had deprived his client of the chance to clear his name.
He claimed that Mr Carter had confessed to the March 2021 double homicide at the Cypress Run apartments in New Orleans’ Algiers section, because he was afraid of the true killer.
“He doesn’t deserve to have his obituary tainted by what were basically false charges,” Mr Fuller told NOLA.com
“He was a good kid. He was working at a restaurant. He was abiding by all of the restriction required by a defendant who’s out on bond. He was loved by his family. This is tragic.”
Mr Carter had been charged in April 2021 with two counts of second-degree homicide, and was released on $375,000 bond in October.

Caleb Johnson, 18, was also killed in the double homicide in March 2021 (GoFundme)
At the time of the double shooting, police described it as a “private gun purchase gone bad”.
In 2018, Breyiana Brown was convicted of the drug-related manslaughter of Michelle Verasmende in 2016.
She appealed her conviction and 30 year prison sentence in 2020 after the Supreme Court banned non-unanimous jury verdicts.
Ms Brown was released on $50,000 in January 2021, two months before she was shot dead, NOLA.com reported.

 

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Michelle Verasmende

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June 1, 1997 – July 13, 2016​

 

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STATE OF LOUISIANA Vs. BREYIANA BROWN

STATE OF LOUISIANA Vs. BREYIANA BROWN

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Defendant, Breyiana Brown, appeals her conviction and sentence for manslaughter, complaining of the non-unanimous jury verdict and excessive sentence.
On July 13, 2016, Defendant shot the victim, Michelle Verasmende, numerous times in an apartment parking lot in New Orleans over a dispute involving drugs and jewelry.1The suspects were seen driving the victim’s vehicle away from the scene. Shortly thereafter, the vehicle was dumped and burned. After Defendant was developed and identified as a suspect, she was stopped for questioning, which resulted in an arrest for possession of marijuana. In addition, the police recovered a bag containing eighteen individually wrapped bags of cocaine. After a search of Defendant’s residence, police recovered marijuana and a stolen firearm, which was matched to the bullets recovered from the scene.
On November 21, 2016, Defendant was charged with five offenses by grand jury indictment: 1) second-degree murder, 2) obstruction of justice, 3) possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 4) illegal carrying of a weapon while in possession of a controlled dangerous substance,25) illegal possession of a stolen firearm.At arraignment, Defendant pled not guilty.

CONCLUSION
Given that there are no grounds for reversal, Defendant’s manslaughter conviction is affirmed. However, we amend the accompanying sentence to delete the restriction of benefits, and affirm the sentence as amended.