Alamance County sheriff Terry Johnson and nine of the 10 “John Doe” sheriff’s deputies who were allegedly at the scene of a fatal shooting in Burlington in May 2023 have been removed as defendants from a federal lawsuit that has been filed by the victim’s estate.
Johnson and 10 unnamed sheriff’s deputies had been listed as defendants to the suit, filed by the administrator for the estate of Warren Kent Davis, then 43, white, male, of 1755 Shamrock Drive, Burlington. Davis was shot after allegedly lunging at deputies with a knife when they responded to a 911 call from his ex-girlfriend’s home at 2411 Carolina Road in Burlington on May 8, 2023.
On the day of the shooting, Davis’ girlfriend, who is identified in federal court filings as Jackie Pleasant, had picked him up and taken him back to her house before calling 911 to have him removed from the property, according to the suit, which notes that Pleasant had obtained a domestic violence protective order against Davis earlier that year. According to the federal suit, Johnson and 10 unnamed, “John Doe” deputies had responded to the 911 call from Pleasant’s residence…