Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A former college football player mistakenly shot and killed his mother at the home they shared in Missouri because he suspected she was an intruder when she tried to enter through the back door, according to his attorney.
Jaylen Johnson, 25, was charged with voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in connection with the death of his mother, 56-year-old Monica Johnson-McNichols, Olivette police said in a news release.
His bail was set at $100,000. Johnson's attorney, William Goldstein, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Johnson mistakenly believed his mother was an intruder when she attempted to enter their home in Olivette, Missouri, at around 7:30 a.m.
Thursday. MISSOURI GIRL IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER TEEN BRUTALLY ASSAULTED HER NEAR HIGH SCHOOL Jaylen Johnson, 25, was charged with voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the accidental shooting death of his mother. (Olivette Police Department) "He hasn't stopped crying," Goldstein said.