A Jefferson Parish jury deliberated for about 90 minutes Friday night before finding Jakita Johnson-Nash guilty of fatally shooting her ex-girlfriend after chasing her for more than 30 minutes in Bunch Village in 2022, Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul Connick’s office said.
Jurors rejected the defense’s assertion that Johnson-Nash, 43, could not be held responsible for the killing of 42-year-old Charlene Jarreau because of mental illness.
Johnson-Nash, of Marrero, was convicted as charged of second-degree murder, obstruction of justice and witness intimidation. She was acquitted of second-degree kidnapping in connection with a witness to the Dec. 7, 2022 killing, the DA’s office said…