April 21, 2016 - A Shelby County woman has been arrested by the Shelby County Sheriff's Department in connection with the shooting death of her brother on January 19, 2016.
Jennifer Johnson, 42, of Center was booked into the Shelby County Jail on the charge of murder, 1st degree felony, in relation to the death of her brother Joshua Kellum, 33, of Timpson.
Johnson was indicted for murder, first degree felony, and assault with a deadly weapon, first degree felony, by a Shelby County Grand Jury on March 23, 2016. Charles Mitchell, 273rd Judicial District Judge, issued a capias warrant for the arrest of Johnson on Friday, April 15, 2016 and she was taken into custody on Wednesday, April 20, 2016.
The original press release issued by the Shelby County Sheriff's Department indicated officers responded to a residence on FM 417 West on the evening of January 19, 2016 following a 9-1-1 call in reference to a shooting. It was discovered on arrival Kellum had been critically shot.
According to an affidavit for a search warrant issued on February 19, 2016 and requested by Shelby County Sheriff's Investigator Kevin Windham, on the night of the shooting Marcus Wayne Evans was found at the house of a neighbor to Johnson waiting on law enforcement, bloodied and in possession of a firearm.
The affidavit alleges Johnson called Evans to her home and upon arrival Kellum attacked Evans with a crescent wrench, and during the altercation pulled a gun on Evans, who then took the gun from Kellum and shot him three times.
The affidavit gives an account alleging Johnson called Kellum to her house earlier in the afternoon telling him Evans had been assaulting her. It reports Johnson got Kellum intoxicated and then enraged at Evans before calling Evans to her home and then attempted to give the gun used in the shooting to Kellum.
According to the affidavit, Kellum held up the crescent wrench and stated that was all he would need and Johnson was seen sticking the pistol in the back of her waistband.
Johnson is being held in the Shelby County Jail on a $250,000 bond set by Judge Mitchell.
