All articles tagged with #voluntary manslaughter
Shane Teslik has been found guilty of voluntary manslaughter for the 2023 stabbing death of Devonna Walker in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The incident occurred during an argument between Teslik's fiancée and Walker, during which Teslik used a racial slur. Teslik claimed self-defense, but prosecutors argued that he provoked the situation. He was also found guilty of disorderly conduct.
Former college football player Jaylen Johnson, 25, mistakenly shot and killed his mother, 56-year-old Monica Johnson-McNichols, at their Missouri home, believing she was an intruder. He has been charged with voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action, with bail set at $100,000. Johnson's attorney stated that he thought his mother was an intruder when she tried to enter their home, and he has been distraught since the incident. The former football player, who kept a gun for protection after being previously robbed at gunpoint, immediately called 911 after the shooting, but his mother was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 68-year-old jogger in Garden Grove, California, has been charged with voluntary manslaughter after shooting and killing a homeless man who was blocking a sidewalk. The incident was captured on video, which shows the jogger attempting to wake the man up before an altercation ensues. The jogger is accused of grabbing a handgun and shooting the man three times. He has been released on bail and faces a maximum sentence of 21 years in state prison.
Derrick Smith, one of the men charged with killing a Des Moines mother in front of her teenage daughter, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter. Smith pleaded guilty to his role in the death of Kaydee Bobbitt in 2020. Another man involved in the incident, Antonio Hodges, is already serving a 10-year prison sentence.
A New Mexico police officer, Brad Lunsford, has been charged with voluntary manslaughter with a firearm enhancement after shooting and killing Presley Eze, an unarmed man, in the back of the head during an altercation. The incident occurred when Lunsford responded to a call about a man leaving a gas station without paying for a beer. Lunsford and another officer attempted to detain Eze, who resisted and grabbed the second officer's taser. Despite Eze not using the taser, Lunsford shot him. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced the charges and emphasized the need for independent investigators in such cases.