Clinton Eric Johnson, a 54-year-old Conyers man, has been handed a life sentence without the possibility for parole, plus an additional 25 years for a 2020 crime that resulted in the death of one man and the injury of his girlfriend. As reported by FOX 5 Atlanta, a DeKalb County jury convicted Johnson on charges that included Malice Murder and Felony Murder after a shooting incident at an apartment complex.
On the evening of November 5, 2020, DeKalb County police were summoned to the scene of a domestic violence case turned fatal. Found guilty on February 21, Johnson’s charges, according to Atlanta News First, also include two counts of Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon or First Offender Probationer, and two counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony.
Reggie “Rico” Weatherly, a 30-year-old man who had been assisting the shooter’s girlfriend to locate a new apartment to escape the abusive relationship, was shot dead by Johnson. Officers discovered his body within a Buick at the apartment complex, with gunshot wounds marking his back and torso. His actions, a testament to the perils that follow when one stands in defiance of the possessive grasp of domestic abusers, ultimately led to his premature demise…