Antonio Johnson Sentenced for Fatal Shooting of Marcellus Jackson

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

WASHINGTON – Antonio Johnson, 33, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced on March 18, 2025, to 204 months in prison for shooting Marcellus Jackson in Northeast Washington D.C., announced U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin, Jr. and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

            Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter while armed in December 2024, in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia.  

            According to the charges, on June 20, 2024, Johnson and Mr. Jackson were outside of an apartment building at 4400 Hunt Place, Northeast, having a verbal argument, when Johnson pointed a loaded firearm at Mr. Jackson, told him to stop playing with him, and then shot him. The defendant then fled the scene.

            He was arrested on June 20, 2024, and has been in custody since.

            In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Martin and Chief Smith commended the work of those who investigated the case from the Metropolitan Police Department. They acknowledged the efforts of those who worked on the case form the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including Paralegal Specialist Grazy Rivera and Victim/Witness Advocate Christie Bloodworth.

            Finally, they commended the work of Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Ganjei, who investigated and prosecuted the case.