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Johnson
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Nichols finally paid him, he threw the money on the groubd, insulting Johnson.
Nichols and Johnson also quarreled over the state of his horse trailer on Johnson’s property. The trailer had been littered with broken bags of debris and beer bottles.
Nichols left Johnson’s property, intending to come back for his horse, and Johnson propped a shotgun against a tree as a warning for Nichols not to come back on his property. But Nichols *did come-back, another argument ensued, and at close range, Johnson pulled out a concealed weapon, a small handgun Which he always carried with him, and shot Nichols in the face. ,
The bullet entered just belovfr the nose and entered the b^ain cavity where it ricocheted, causing damage to the brain and brain stem, resulting id instant death.
Johnson dials 911
After the shooting, Johnson disappeared either into ;the house or into the woods or both. The police arrived and Johnson managed to get to a phone, probably the cellular phone that was found at the scene. He dialed 911 and was connected to the Fauquier County 911 Center and spoke with Marsha Chapman. A tape of the conversation was played in court.
On the tape, Johnson said, “All these cops are around here::.somebody was shot...they think I done it...I’m in the woods...I don’t want them to shoot me.”
Use of the cellular phone would explain why the call was cpnnected to the Fauquier and fiot the Culpeper dispatch. Testimony revealed that a test was done with the cellular phone. When in Johnson’s backyard, dialing 911 was picked up by Culpeper. But when calling from the back porch, the call was packed by Fauquier.
Eyewitnesses
confirm Johnson’s
alcoholism
Eyewitnesses included the defendant’s niece and nephew, Ularida R. Johnson and Lester L. Johnson of Martinsburg, West^ Virginia, Ulanda’s boyfriend, Jimmy Wine, Jr. of Inwobd, West Virginia, and Lester’s girlfriend, Janetta S. Crawford of Martinsburg, West Virginia, all of whom were living with Joseph Johnson at the time of the murder.
According to the defense, Johnson’s niece and nephew had come to live with Johnson six months prior to the killing, to help Johnson cope with his alcoholism. According to the
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