{"id":11431,"date":"2011-11-17T15:34:17","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T20:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=11431"},"modified":"2011-11-17T13:48:30","modified_gmt":"2011-11-17T18:48:30","slug":"family-%e2%80%98my-sister%e2%80%99s-soul-is-at-peace%e2%80%99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=11431","title":{"rendered":"Family: \u2018My Sister\u2019s Soul Is At Peace\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY IRIS B. HOLTON<\/strong>
\n Sentinel City Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI am so happy. I just thank God that my sister got her justice. Her soul is at peace now,\u201d Ms. Rachel Johnson<\/strong> said of the guilty verdict of Vincent George Brown<\/strong>. A jury found Brown<\/strong> guilty of killing Ms. Jennifer Johnson<\/strong> in November 2008.<\/p>\n

Ms. Johnson<\/strong> further said, \u201cHe may have breath, but he\u2019ll never walk the streets again. I hope he gets the death penalty. I thank Judge<\/strong> William Fuente<\/strong> and the jury for giving my sister her justice.\u201d She also said her mother, Mrs. Alma Dorsey Johnson<\/strong>, was pleased with the verdict.<\/p>\n

Ms. Tisha Collins<\/strong>, Ms. Johnson\u2019s<\/strong> cousin said, \u201cOur family is blessed. We want to thank everyone who prayed for our family and justice has been served. We got want we wanted.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also want to let the world know that battered women need to know when it\u2019s time to get out. Women need to open their eyes. Jennifer<\/strong> was a battered woman, but she thought he loved her, she didn\u2019t realize that he didn\u2019t love her. But, now her soul is at peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Several family members of Ms. Johnson<\/strong> were in court throughout the trial.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Dorsey Johnson<\/strong> is raising her granddaughter who Brown<\/strong> fathered. The little girl is 5 years old now.<\/p>\n

On November 15, 2008, Ms. Johnson\u2019s<\/strong> family reported her missing after she failed to attend her daughter\u2019s 2nd birthday party.<\/p>\n

Police listed Brown<\/strong>, 41, as a person of interest because observed arguing with Ms. Johnson<\/strong> at Apollo South on N. 40th Street, around 11 p.m., on November 14th. Ms. Johnson<\/strong> also accompanied Brown<\/strong> to his parents\u2019 home around 3 a.m., on November 15th.<\/p>\n

Ms. Johnson\u2019s<\/strong> car was found in the parking lot of a school on November 17th. On November 19th, Ms. Johnson\u2019s<\/strong> bruised and battered body was found in a vacant house in Lakeland.<\/p>\n

Last Plea For Help<\/strong>
\nAs the investigation progressed, police learned that Ms. Johnson\u2019s<\/strong> last called was to a Plant City 9-1-1 operator, during the early morning hours of November 15th. In the call, Ms. Johnson<\/strong> said, \u201cI\u2019m in the trunk of my car.\u2026 They got me in the car. I don\u2019t know where I\u2019m at.\u201d The call dropped before any additional information could be obtained.<\/p>\n

\u201cI Did What I Had<\/strong> To Do, And It\u2019s Done\u201d<\/strong>
\nAccording to police, an \u201cuncooperative\u201d Brown<\/strong> turned himself in to police on a probation violation the day after she was reported missing.<\/p>\n

Prior to turning himself in, Brown<\/strong> went to a party driving Ms. Johnson\u2019s<\/strong> car. When asked the whereabouts of Ms. Johnson<\/strong>, Brown<\/strong> extended his arms, pointed both thumbs down, and made a noise.<\/p>\n

Jurors also heard a message Brown left on his cell phone voice mail, \u201cI did what I had to do, and it\u2019s done. Y\u2019all will probably never see me again. Just don\u2019t forget about me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor \u201cI am so happy. I just thank God that my sister got her justice. Her soul is at peace now,\u201d Ms. Rachel Johnson said of the guilty verdict of Vincent George Brown. A jury found Brown guilty of killing Ms. Jennifer Johnson in November 2008. Ms. Johnson further […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11431\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}