Shooting leaves one in hospital, one in jail

Published 11:43 am Tuesday, November 29, 2011

A Glen Allan native was reported in good condition this morning at a Jackson hospital after being shot outside a convenience store, and a Vicksburg man recently released from probation after serving a prison term was charged with the shooting.

Jason Johnson, 38, was shot once in the chest at the BP station, 2700 Alcorn Drive at Mission 66, around 3:10 Monday, police Capt. Bobby Stewart said. He was taken by ambulance to River Region Medical Center and later flown to University Medical Center in Jackson, said Stewart, who declined to release Johnson’s address but said he was originally from the Washington County town.

Charlie Stamps III, 25, 309 Meadowvale Drive, surrendered to police around 4:10 p.m., Stewart said. He was charged with aggravated assault and being a convicted felon in possession of a weapon.

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Stamps was in the Warren County Jail this morning, and police were asking that he be held without bond because he was out on bond for an April 19 grand larceny arrest, Stewart said. Stamps was indicted on the charge by the October grand jury and has an April 9 trial date.

Also, Stamps had been convicted in 2007 for two counts of possession of cocaine, for which he was sentenced to six years on each count to be served concurrently, Stewart said. Mississippi Department of Corrections records showed Stamps had been released from prison and served a probation term from which he was released July 5, said the captain.

Police said Stamps and Johnson, who are acquainted, arrived at the store in the same vehicle, where they sat for some time. Johnson told investigators they argued about money and the fight led to the shooting, Stewart said. Stamps then fled, but contacted a retired VPD police officer, who took him to the police station where he surrendered.

Store owner Danny Patel said he was at the cash register and saw Stamps and Johnson, but was not aware of an argument and did not see the shooting.

“They were out there for four or five minutes, like they were waiting, and then I heard some noise,” he said. Johnson then opened the store door to ask for help, and Patel saw that he was bleeding and called police. The victim was walking around before being taken to the hospital, Patel said.

Police closed the station and store for about an hour while they processed the scene. They diverted traffic from the station and onto neighboring streets for a short time.

Stewart said officers checked areas where they believed the suspect might have fled.

Patel said he bought the business about three months ago and was not aware of any other shootings or criminal incidents. A sign in the front window prohibits loitering.

Stamps is the cousin of Derrick Stamps, who was 25 when he was shot and killed Feb. 14, 2010, at the Exxon Jubilee on Mission 66 and Clay Street. Dominic Rashad Turner, 202 Easy St., had been charged by police in the shooting, but grand jurors did not indict him, ruling instead Turner fired lawfully in self-defense.