James Lionel Johnson

July 22, 2021 | Fran Murphy

Trial Date Set for Takoma Park Murders

A trial date of Sept. 27 has been set in the case of accused murderer David Hall Dixon. Dixon will stand trial for the murders of James Lionel Johnson, 38, of District Heights, Md., and Dominique Williams, 32, of Hyattsville, Md. Both men were shot in the back in an incident that occurred in Takoma […]

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April 11, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

New Charges Added Against Off-Duty Pentagon Officer In Second Incident

The off duty Pentagon police officer who was charged with two counts of second-degree murder also has been charged with assaulting a female during a May 6, 2020 incident. Takoma Park Police said they had only become aware of the video on April 9. In the May 6,, 2020 incident, which police had responded to […]

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April 9, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Takoma Park Police: Off Duty Officer was Acting as Civilian When He Shot and Killed Two Men

David Hall Dixon was a civilian, and not acting in his role as a Pentagon Force Protection Agency police officer, when he allegedly shot and killed two men, according to Takoma Park Police Chief Antonio DeVaul. “He was a civilian who acted as a civilian” and had no law enforcement powers in Maryland, DeVaul said […]

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April 9, 2021 | Michael Hernández

Oficial de Policia del Pentágono es Acusado en Tiroteo Mortal en Takoma Park

Un oficial de policía de la Agencia de Protección de la Fuerza del Pentágono fue acusado de dos cargos de asesinato en segundo grado, el viernes por la mañana. El oficial, quien se encontraba fuera de servicio, estuvo involucrado en el tiroteo mortal de dos hombres en Takoma Park el 7 de abril. Además de […]

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April 9, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Pentagon Police Officer Charged in Fatal Shooting in Takoma Park

The off-duty Pentagon Force Protection Agency Police Officer who was involved in the fatal shooting of two men in Takoma Park April 7 was charged with two counts of second degree murder Friday morning. Besides second degree murder, David Hall Dixon, who lives in the 7300 block of New Hampshire Avenue in Takoma Park, was […]

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April 8, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Victims Identified in Wednesday’s Police-Involved Shooting in Takoma Park

Takoma Park Police identified the two suspects who were killed during an incident involving an off-duty Pentagon Protection Force Agency police officer. They are Dominique Williams, 32, of the 7600 block of Allendale Circle in Hyattsville; and James Lionel Johnson, 38, of the 3300 block of Princess Stephanie Court in District Heights. On the morning […]

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