Live Updates: Schofield soldier pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter of pregnant wife

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii (Island News) — Schofield soldier Dewayne Johnson II pleaded guilty during his plea trial to voluntary manslaughter by striking his pregnant wife Mischa Johnson with a machete.

The Army Private First Class Soldier agreed to take a plea deal following accusations of murdering Mischa and her unborn child. In Wheeler Army Courthouse on June 3, 2025, when Dewayne was questioned about his guilty plea, he admitted to hitting Mischa with a machete in their Schofield home on July 12, 2024.

The manslaughter stemmed from an argument between the couple. As they were watching a movie on their TV, Mischa said that a woman on the screen looked like a woman she had accused Dewayne of cheating on her with. The fight escalated; Mischa was yelling and screaming. Dewayne tried to calm her down, following her throughout the house…

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