Judge Dismisses Lawsuit in Fayetteville Police Shooting of Jada Johnson
U.S. District Court Judge James C. Dever III ruled that officers did not use excessive force when they fatally shot 22-year-old Johnson.
City cleared as defendant in civil case of woman shot by Fayetteville police
New court documents reveal the city of Fayetteville has been dismissed as a defendant in a federal civil lawsuit brought against it by Rick and Maria Iwanski, the grandparents of Jada Johnson, who …
Column: Judge releases police bodycam video of Jada Johnson death to City Council
You might call this one a Catch-22 for some Fayetteville City Council members. The issue is about whether or not the city will provide legal counsel for two police officers who were involved in the shooting death on July 1, 2022, in the Briarwood Hills neighborhood home where 22-year-old Jada Johnson died after a prolonged…
Grandfather of Jada Johnson asks for General Assembly review of officer shooting probes
A year after his 22-year-old granddaughter, Jada Johnson, was shot 17 times by Fayetteville police officers in his home, Richard Iwanski is calling on the General Assembly to address the N.C. Department of Justice’s system for prosecuting officer-involved shootings of deadly force, which he says is in “dire need of reform.”
Fayetteville police officers cleared by state in death of Jada Johnson
The state will not file criminal charges against the Fayetteville police officers who killed Jada Johnson last summer, the N.C. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Johnson, 22, was shot 17 times and killed last July.
Jada Johnson’s grandfather says city should not pay for defense if officers involved in her death are charged
The grandfather of Jada Johnson, a 22-year-old woman who was shot 17 times and killed by Fayetteville police officers last summer, has called on the City Council not to provide legal representation for those officers. The investigation is continuing, and the officers have not been charged with any crime.
Woman shot by Fayetteville police laid to rest
The ashes of a woman shot by Fayetteville police were laid to rest Friday in a niche behind St. Patrick Catholic Church. Jada Johnson, 22, was killed during what Fayetteville police say was a …