A Conyers man will spend the remainder of his life in prison after being sentenced for the 2020 shooting that killed a Good Samaritan and injured his girlfriend. Clinton Eric Johnson, 54, was found guilty by a jury on February 21, 2025, on charges including Malice Murder, Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault, and firearm offenses.
On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Nora L. Polk sentenced Johnson to Life Without the Possibility of Parole, plus an additional 25 years.
The investigation revealed that on November 5, 2020, DeKalb County Police responded to a shooting at an apartment complex on Central Drive in Stone Mountain. They found 30-year-old Reggie “Rico” Weatherly deceased with multiple gunshot wounds. They also located Johnson’s 39-year-old girlfriend at a nearby drug store, suffering from gunshot wounds to her leg and arm…