A former college football player mistakenly shot and killed his mother as she tried to enter through the back door of the Missouri home they shared, suspecting her to be a trespasser, his lawyer said.
Jalen Johnson, 25, has been charged with voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in connection with the death of his mother, Monica Johnson McNichols, 56, Olivet Police said in a news release. His bail was set at $100,000.
Johnson’s attorney, William Goldstein, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Johnson mistakenly believed his mother was an intruder when she tried to enter her home in Olivet, Missouri, around 7:30 a.m. Thursday. Told.
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Jalen Johnson, 25, was charged with voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the shooting death of his mother. (Olivet Police Station)
“He wouldn’t stop crying,” Goldstein said.
Johnson’s girlfriend tried to save her mother, and paramedics arrived at the home, but Johnson-McNichols was pronounced dead at the scene.
Goldstein said Johnson called 911 immediately after shooting his mother, adding that he has been distraught since the incident.
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Jalen Johnson mistakenly believed his mother was an intruder when she tried to enter his home. (Olivet Police)
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Johnson, a former college football player who is employed and has no criminal record, had kept the gun for protection after being robbed at gunpoint previously.
“It’s just tragic,” Goldstein told FOX 2 St. Louis. “Jalen loved his mother and his mother loved him.”
This incident is still under investigation.
