Armone Darnell Kinney previously was charged in Montgomery County Municipal Court Western Division in the death of 22-year-old Eric Evans Johnson.
Kinney’s charges were dismissed in municipal court when the case was bound over to the grand jury.
Trotwood police and medics were dispatched around 12:45 a.m. Nov. 26 to the 100 block of West Sunrise Avenue, where officers saw a man later identified as Johnson lying partially in the driveway and grass area. Officers noticed he suffered multiple gunshot wounds, including to the right shin, right pinky finger and jaw, according to an affidavit.
“Armone was in possession of a 9mm handgun. Armone used the handgun to shoot and kill Eric,” the affidavit read.
Medics took Johnson to Miami Valley Hospital, where he was pronounced dead of his injuries just before 1:40 a.m.
As of Friday afternoon, Kinney was still listed as being in custody in the Montgomery County Jail.
The Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office released a statement but did not specify next steps, such as whether it would present the case to a grand jury in the future if more evidence is gathered. The statement read: “The grand jury was presented with all of the evidence that is available at this time and decided not to indict the defendant on any felony charges.”
We also reached out to Trotwood police to find out whether Kinney is still considered a person of interest in the homicide.
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