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Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Yahoo
Military spouse killing sentencing continues with emotional testimony
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The sentencing phase of the court martial hearing for Army Pfc. Dewayne Johnson took place on June 4, with the session containing emotional testimony. The phase follows Johnson's guilty plea to two counts of voluntary manslaughter, obstruction of justice and providing false statements in the brutal killing of his pregnant wife, 19-year-old Mischa Johnson. ALERT: Fire, heavy smoke near H-1 prompts lane closures Cameras were not allowed in the military courtroom, but Johnson shed tears several times, unlike his previous hearing where he was mostly emotionless. Mischa's mother, Francis, testified about the unbearable pain of the loss of her youngest daughter and how she felt betrayed by Johnson, who she said she trusted and loved as a son. Johnson also wiped tears away from his face during Mischa's sister's testimony, where she called the victim her 'best friend,' and highlighted the anguish brought by her little sister's part of the plea deal, Johnson admitted to using a machete during an argument to strike Mischa on the head, where he then dismembered and disposed of her remains. In exchange, his charge was reduced to voluntary manslaughter. Johnson's family testified by phone from Maryland, where his father and brothers described him as a quiet, caring boy in a 'faith based family.' Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news In his address to the court, Johnson apologized to Mischa's family, as well as his own, saying he 'failed as a husband, father and as a man.' One shocking twist in the hearing was when the prosecution brought in a military investigator, who testified that within days of his wife's death, Johnson had created several profiles on social media and dating sites that included videos and photos of him being intimate with other women. The government is asking for the maximum sentence of 23 years in prison, with the defense asking for the minimum of 18 years. The judge will make her decision on Johnson's sentence on June 5. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Husband of missing pregnant woman admits he killed her during argument
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii (KHON2) — The Army soldier involved in the disappearance of his wife, Mischa Johnson, appeared in a military courtroom for the first time on Tuesday, June 3. During the hearing, Private First Class Dewayne Johnson, who is charged with his wife's murder, admitted he killed her during an argument in July 2024. Army soldier to plead guilty in case of missing pregnant woman Nineteen-year-old Mischa Johnson was first reported missing in August 2024, prompting several searches by family and friends. She was six months pregnant at the time of her disappearance. In Monday's hearing, PFC Johnson said that on July 12, Mischa accused him of cheating and threatened to keep him out of their baby's life. He added that the argument made him 'overwhelmed with rage.' He then grabbed a machete he kept next to his bed and struck Mischa in the left temple. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news PFC Johnson said he did want to hurt her, but he did not intend to kill her. He has not said what happened to Mischa's body. Prosecutors and the defense counsel are working to finalize details of the plea agreement, where PFC Johnson has agreed to voluntary manslaughter instead of murder. He faces several other charges in connection with Mischa's death, including obstruction of justice. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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6 days ago
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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. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. 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. Read the original article on People
Daily Mirror
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Maresca responds as Chelsea star Mudryk arrives for Conference League final
Chelsea take on Real Betis in the UEFA Conference League final on Wednesday with forgotten ace Mykhailo Mudryk seen in Wroclaw Forgotten man Mykhailo Mudryk has turned up for the UEFA Conference League final - even though Chelsea were not expecting him. Mudryk, currently in limbo while he awaits the outcome of a B sample after failing a drugs test, did not fly with the rest of the team but mixed with fans and even joined in their chants in Poland. Chelsea winger Maresca, who played and scored in the earlier rounds of the competition, even joked that he has turned up to collect his winner's medal. Blues boss Enzo Maresca admitted he had no idea that the Ukraine winger was in the country. Mudryk - nicknamed Mischa - was wearing a Chelsea puffer jacket but is not with the official team party and was with fans in a steak house in Wroclaw. Maresca said: 'Is he here or is he coming? I'm happy for Mischa to be here. I didn't know, I just said that. But I'm happy for Mischa to be here.' Meanwhile, Maresca also admitted he had to convince his players the importance of the Europa Conference League earlier in the season. Marseca, who fielded a second string team through the early rounds, said: 'Probably the most complicated thing this season about the Conference has been to convince the players that for us it was the best competition in the world. "And the reason why was because it was the competition that we were in. So every game has been difficult, especially because I needed to convince the players that we were not able to drop nothing because you can lose points against any team. "And we need to respect any team in Europe and any team that we face. And then I'm not focused about winning this competition or winning this trophy because my name, for sure I'm happy if we win, but I'm especially happy for the club, for the fans. 'And as you said, also because Chelsea can become the first club in Europe to win all the European competitions.'
Irish Independent
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
"We're not hitting the panic button or anything, but, the performances need to be better.' – Louth ladies boss Kevin Larkin after his side almost blow a 13-point lead against Carlow
It shouldn't have been so difficult for Louth who were in a real winning position but for whatever reason it almost slipped away. Something was disappointed team manager Kevin Larkin. 'Yeah, it's two weeks-in a-row now we're not happy with our performance but I suppose we're getting the results,' he said after the game. 'At half-time we came out and we had the girls riled up to try and do what we did in the in the first half but we just let Carlow back into it with sloppy play and maybe the work-rate dipped a bit. 'But in fairness to Carlow, they played really well and they were 100pc up for the game and take nothing away from them. They were brilliant but definitely there's stuff we can work on going forward anyway.' In the first half, everything appeared to be going according to plan. Playing into the wind Louth scored four goals and looked to be well in control at half-time turning around with the breeze in your backs. 'I suppose the Cavan game we played here as well, I think we were three points up at half-time, and we had the wind in the second half as well. It just goes to show, you can't really depend on the wind to win you a game,' Larkin said. 'But look, we'll go back to the drawing board on Wednesday. We're through to a Leinster final now. So we'll reassess the training, we know where we can improve.' A big plus One of the big plusses for Louth was the performance and finishing Mischa Rooney, with the Hunterstown Rovers player accounting for 3-1. Larkin, naturally was full of praise for the wing forward. 'Mischa is a fantastic player. She's so young as well…she's doing her Leaving Cert,' the Louth boss said. 'She's brilliant and she hasn't got many minutes and that's what I love about her. She came in and took her chance and she's given us a real headache because I don't think she missed, like she was excellent. ADVERTISEMENT 'But that's the type of panel that we have. When girls get their chance, they need to take it and in fairness to Mischa she was absolutely brilliant. But even the build-up to those goals was something that was really positive but we just didn't do it in the second half. 'The final ball was spilling, fist passes to the feet and things like that. But look, it's not worrying, it's stuff we can clear up in training and we just have to work on that going forward.' Both sides on Sunday shook up their teams making numerous changes before the game from the teams listed in the programme with Carlow making five and Louth seven. Larkin was asked was that much of a risk to take? 'No absolutely not, we believe in our panel and you need a panel to win,' he said. 'I don't know if any team has won anything with 15 players and we had said at the start of the year that girls who didn't get much game time [in the league] were going to get game time in Leinster and in fairness it's the girls who are coming in are the ones who were playing really well. 'But it's the strength of our panel and it's something that we really focus on. Like I said, we're happy to get the win today but the performance just wasn't good enough in the second half.' 'Not hitting the panic button' Louth left it late the previous weekend against Longford with captain Áine Breen's coming to the rescue with late scores to secure the win. Obviously Louth would have looked at that situation and would have been anxious to avoid a similar scenario, so was it the case now of Larkin and his management team trying to redress any identified issues with one more group game to go and a final assured against Carlow or Longford. 'That's it. It's not panic stations or anything like that. It's all stuff that we can work on, like, cleaning up the fist pass and then just our general play,' said Larkin. 'We're not hitting the panic button or anything, but the performances need to be better. 'In the second half against Longford, we were excellent. Longford didn't score from play in the second half, and in the first half today, we were absolutely fantastic. So, it is just one of those things, we know what we can do, we just need to put it together for 60 minutes and get a result." Larkin was asked how much of surrendering such a strong lead was human nature? Psychologically Louth were 13 points up, had scored five goals, does it perhaps get inside players' heads that they've done enough to win and the opposition are beaten long before the final whistle? 'It was just a bit of a dip. Maybe players aren't going 100pc for balls that they were in the first half, Like you said, when the game was level or closer, you get punished.' he replied. 'Carlow are a good team and the same with Longford. They are an excellent team as well and you can't take these things for granted. You just have to win every ball and put that 60-minute performance in, which we haven't done yet. 'But like I said, we'll tidy it up in training and we'll work on it. I suppose the good thing is when we look back, we did get the two results and we feel like we haven't played as well as we could do or played as well as we did in the league so we know we have plenty to work on but we're in a good position all the same.' 'Work on our basics' In terms of where Louth are overall in the season, narrowly missing out on league promotion and now you're into a Leinster final, in the overall scheme of things was Larkin happy where Louth are at at the minute? 'Yeah absolutely but look, we have high standards on this team and when we don't meet them we put in performances like we did in the second half today…and the girls know that,' said the Louth manager. 'They know themselves. I don't have to tell them that that's not good enough. They know themselves that that second half performance wasn't good enough. 'But Like I said, we'll go back to training. We've a bit of time now. So we'll get back in the training ground and just work on our basics because like I said, we've put in two good first half performances and one good second half performance. So we know the performance is there. We just need to sustain it for 60 minutes.' 'Delighted for everybody in Louth' A Kildare man, Larkin can't but have noticed all the talk around Louth football teams, how well they're going at present – had he spotted a little bit of a spring in the steps of his players during training as it seems the whole county is feeling it at the minute? 'Oh absolutely. I know Ger [Brennan], he's a lovely fella and he's done a fantastic job. He's a real honest man and he just works so hard and that's reflected in the team and even the U20s winning, it's brilliant,' Larkin said. 'A bit of success gets the whole county going and I said it to our players, we're just as big of a part of that. They're the ones that need to spring on ladies football. 'It's just great to be a part of, but look, I'm sure the senior men and us, there's no trophies won yet, so it's great getting to these finals and things like that, but you need to get over the line and win them. 'But fair play. I'm delighted for Ger and delighted for everybody in Louth. It's all positive but we need to start winning trophies now.'
