Soldier Accused of Killing Pregnant 19-Year-Old Wife Agrees to ‘Plead Guilty': Reports
Pfc. Dewayne Johnson II has allegedly agreed to "plead guilty" to charges related to the death of his wife, Mischa Mabeline Kaalohilani Johnson
He was arrested after reporting that Mischa Johnson, 19, had disappeared from their home on the Schofield Barracks, O'ahu, Hawaii, in August 2024
Dewayne Johnson, 29, guilty plea is "subject to acceptance by the military judge" at a hearing scheduled for next weekA U.S. Army soldier has negotiated a plea deal after being accused of killing his wife, who was six months pregnant at the time of her disappearance.
Private First Class Dewayne Arthur Johnson II was given five charges and 19 specifications concerning the disappearance of his wife Mischa Mabeline Kaalohilani Johnson, 19, according to a statement provided by the U.S. Army.
As previously reported, the charges came six months after she was last seen in their home on Schofield Barracks, O'ahu, Hawaii, on July 31.
On Thursday, May 29, Michelle McCaskill, a spokesperson for the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel, confirmed that Dewayne, 29, has now agreed to plead guilty at a hearing scheduled to take place at Wheeler Army Airfield Courtroom next week, per the military news source Stars and Stripes, local outlets The Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Hawaii News Now.
'PFC Johnson has agreed to plead guilty, however, further details are not releasable at this time as the guilty plea is subject to acceptance by the military judge,' McCaskill said in a statement shared with Stars and Stripes. 'If PFC Johnson's guilty plea is accepted, the judge will sentence him pursuant to the terms of the plea agreement during the sentencing hearing.'
When Mischa disappeared last year, the Army Criminal Investigation Division announced a $10,000 reward for information that could help to locate her. A search on and around Schofield Barracks was sparked when her husband reported her missing on Aug. 1, per Stars and Stripes.
Dewayne allegedly told officers involved in the search that his wife was 'emotionally distraught,' the outlet reported. He went on to be arrested and placed in military pretrial confinement.
In February, the U.S. Army shared an update that Mischa was 'presumed deceased and her body has not been found.'
Officials added that Dewayne waived his right to an Article 32 preliminary hearing.
The 'general nature' of his charges includes 'the murder of Mischa Johnson, intentionally killing her unborn child, obstruction of justice, providing false official statements, possession of child pornography and the production and distribution of child pornography,' according to the U.S. Army website.
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Details on whether Mischa's remains were located before Dewayne's plea deal this week have not been shared at this time.
'If we can't have Mischa, the least that we can do is make sure that man stays in jail and spends however needed to... he needs to stay in jail,' her sister, Marianna Tapiz, previously said, per Hawaii News Now.
The U.S. Army did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment on Friday, May 30.
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