Jalen Johnson Charged with Attempted Murder

You already know that Steele Creek is a cesspool of crime and now ranks as one of Charlotte's biggest trouble spots. But who expected a middle of the day shoot out?

Being a Bail Bondsman isn't all the glamorous and the bounty hunters who chase down skips seldom have that bigger than life persona of some guy named "Dog".

While the real life Duane Chapman has made a fortune it was only due to his TV role and marketing smarts and not his work tracking down bail jumpers. 

Last week bounty hunters located Jalen Johnson seen here running away from the gunfight on this Ring Doorbell Camera Video screen shot. Johnson is one of two men who tried to shoot it out with a pair of bondsmen in the Steele Creek area last week.

About 30 minutes later CMPD Officers located Johnson hiding in a storm sewer and took him into custody. The other man Chance Logan was also arrested at the scene.

Chance Anthony Armond Logan, 21, is charged with carrying a concealed weapon and simple assault.

Chance Anthony Armond Logan, 21

It may be that Logan will face additional charges yet he bonded out of jail on March 28 just before midnight. 

But it is Johnson's violent criminal history and that he was out on a minimal bail that is troubling and just another example of a democrat run criminal justice system that is broken and deadly.

BACKGROUND

Johnson was charged in 2019 with Felony-ASSAULT BY STRANGULATION and misdemeanor-ASSAULT ON A FEMALE and released on a cashless bond.

Johnson was than arrested on 6/24/2020 charged with AWDWIKISI-Assault on a female-Discharge Weapon Into Occupied Property given a minimal bail and released the next day on a pre trial release agreement.

A month later on 7/28/2020 Johnson was arrested again on the same charges and after a week posts bail with the help of a bail bondsman and is released on 8/4/2020.

The details are few as to why the second arrest on the same charges, but the MCSO has computer issues that may take a decade to correct.

In 2022 another warrant was issued for his arrest on a charge of non-support of a child. The warrant was never served. At this point you should be asking yourself why is a violent felon out of pretrial release and no one has any idea where he is?

Failing to appear for his court date last month a warrant was issued for his arrest and the bondsman are faced with having to forfeit the bond that was posted for Johnson's release unless they can locate and produce the felon.

Bounty hunters representing the bondsman located Johnson in a Steele Creek neighborhood. While attempting to take Johnson into custody he opens fire on the bounty hunters.

On 3/28/2023 Johnson is arrested by CMPD for failing to appear in court and also charged with shooting one of the bondsman but is again given bail. In fact the bail is ridiculously low and even lower than the original bail amount.

Fortunately a day later the bond was increased to more than $350,000 and Johnson remains behind bars awaiting his next court date of April 11th.

But the real question is why was Johnson given such a low bail in the first place and why is it taking the Mecklenburg DA 3 years to bring this thug to trial? Finally why are violent felons released back on the streets at all?