According to detectives, Earl Lee Johnson allegedly choked, assaulted, and stabbed David. They went on a three- or four-day drug binge together, according to the report.
Johnson allegedly tried to set fire to the car, according to authorities. According to investigators, the suspect was hurt in a police chase and sent to the hospital.
According to officials, the body was discovered in the parking lot of Sherwood Towers, an office building on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard near Newcastle Avenue. Officers were dispatched to a complaint about a dead female shortly before 10 p.m. Monday.
In 2005, Johnson’s police record shows that he was arrested for repeated armed robberies. Based on their conversation with Johnson and other evidence obtained by detectives, police spokesperson Lt. L’Jean McKneely said Tuesday that detectives believe the two took drugs heavily in the days leading up to Monday’s attack.