A former Tennessee sheriff claims he shot a door-to-door salesman because he thought he was a gang-directed hitman.
Monica Johnson-Markwork, 51, of Cordova, told police she had been in contact with her imprisoned son – who is serving a 20-year sentence for raping a child – and believed a local gang had targeted the two. them, reports ABC Memphis.
Johnson was at home with his father in suburban Memphis just before noon Wednesday, when he saw on a security camera a man approach his front door, according to the affidavit.
She thought he was holding a gun and told detectives that she yelled, “They’re here,” before running upstairs to hide in the attic.
Detectives said the man was actually a pest control salesman carrying an iPad.
He was shot in the chest and taken to hospital in critical but stable condition.
Monica Johnson-Markwork is accused of shooting a salesman she says she mistook for a killer.AP
Investigators determined that Johnson discharged the gun — believed to be his father’s — before running into the attic.
He did not admit to firing the gun, but law enforcement found the weapon in the crawl space where he was hiding, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.
He was charged with aggravated assault in the shooting, the Sheriff’s Office said.
SCSO detectives are investigating a shooting that happened about 11:45 a.m. at a home in the 1600 block of Brimhill Cove in Cordova. An adult male was transported by the Shelby County Fire Department to Regional One in critical condition. One person has been arrested. pic.twitter.com/x6cif0ufmF
— ShelbyTNSheriff (@ShelbyTNSheriff) September 27, 2023
He was released from jail on a $4,000 bond and a court date was set for Oct. 13, according to reports.
Johnson is a former Shelby County Sheriff’s captain, who was fired and indicted in 2016 on charges of misconduct and coercing a witness in the rape of her son, ABC24 News reported.
He was released on $20,000 bond, the outlet reported at the time.
It is unclear whether the case was ever resolved.
With Postal wire
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