Category: John Johnson

Police Officer Recounts Militia Leader Pointing Rifle at Him

May 25, 2022
FBIGrandmaster JayJohn JohnsonNFACUS
0 Comment

LOUISVILLE, Ky.–The trial of all-black militia leader John Johnson continued on May 25 with Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) Sgt. Tim Mett describing to a jury what it was like to have the defendant point an AR-15 rifle at him during the civil unrest of 2020. Johnson stands accused of aiming his rifle at law…

Read More

Trial Delayed for Leader of Black Nationalist Militia

April 27, 2022
FBIGeorge FloydJohn JohnsonNFACUS
0 Comment

LOUISVILLE, Ky.–A federal judge has delayed the trial of John Johnson, the black nationalist militia leader accused of pointing his firearm at a group of law enforcement officers during a September 2020 racial justice protest in Louisville, Kentucky. Johnson’s trial was set to begin on April 27, and a cameraman from a local television news…

Read More