Federal charges were filed Friday against a 19-year-old man accused of opening fire on a team of officers trying to execute a warrant for his arrest, wounding a U.S. Marshals Office inspector and his police dog.
Tarrion Johnson, of the 4200 block of West Cullerton Avenue, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court with assault of a federal marshal with a deadly weapon. The charge carries a maximum of 20 years in prison.
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Johnson is already facing attempted murder charges in Cook County stemming from the same incident and is currently being held without bail in Cook County Jail. He will be brought to federal court to face the charges sometime next week, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
The shooting occurred at about 1:20 p.m. June 2 at a building in the 5200 block of West Belmont Avenue, where Chicago police and members of the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force were attempting to arrest Johnson on a warrant for a separate attempted murder and attempted robbery case, according to police and prosecutors.
After confirming Johnson was inside, the team breached the door to the residence, where Johnson allegedly retreated to a bedroom and grabbed a gun, according to the charges.
One of the officers yelled, “Gun!” and fired one shot as Johnson sprinted back into a bedroom, according to the charges. Johnson then fired at least three shots from the bedroom window, striking the marshal and his dog, who were in the alley on the west side of the building.
Bodycam footage from the officers at the scene showed Johnson run back into the living room and shoot at a Chicago police officer, striking the officer in his ballistic shield, according to the charges. The officer returned fire and Johnson ran from the building, where he was arrested.
The U.S. marshal was grazed in the hand and at least one shot pierced a bullet-resistant vest, placing “stress” on the officer’s chest, prosecutors said, while Johnson’s police dog was shot in the right shoulder.
The dog’s condition was critical at first, but has stabilized, though more surgeries may be needed, prosecutors said.
Police recovered a 9 mm handgun and several spent casings from the scene, prosecutors said.
