Deon Johnson

Deadly force

North Las Vegas police were called to the home of Deon Johnson and found him holding his pregnant fiancee at knifepoint in the driveway. Johnson, whom his girlfriend described as mentally disturbed, made repeated stabbing motions at her back and refused to put down the knife. A sergeant believed Johnson was going to kill her and fired once at his head, killing him. Officers and witnesses corroborated his story.