After a nearly two-week trial, a jury has found Janelle Johnson guilty of second-degree murder, more than two years after Jesse Farris was fatally shot outside his Bemidji home.
More than two years after Jesse Farris was fatally shot at his Bemidji home on Dec. 25, 2020, a jury trial for Janelle Johnson is underway in Beltrami County to determine if she will be convicted of second-degree murder.
2 in custody after fatal Christmas shooting in northern Minnesota
A husband and wife are now in custody after a fatal shooting of a relative on Christmas Day. 12:16 pm, Dec. 28, 2020 ×
NORTHERN TOWNSHIP, Minn. A husband and wife are now in custody after a fatal shooting of a relative on Christmas Day.
According to a report from Beltrami County Sheriff Ernie Beitel, Beltrami County Dispatch received a call from a woman later identified as Janelle Johnson, 36, of Bemidji at approximately 12:11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 26. Northern Township is located just north of Bemidji.
She reported that around an hour earlier, she and her husband, Austin Johnson, 36, of Bemidji, had traveled to their brother-in-law, Jesse Farris residence to confront him over alleged domestic abuse between him and Janelle’s sister.
2 in custody after fatal Christmas shooting near Bemidji
A husband and wife are now in custody after a fatal shooting of a relative on Christmas Day. 11:21 am, Dec. 28, 2020 ×
NORTHERN TOWNSHIP A husband and wife are now in custody after a fatal shooting of a relative on Christmas Day.
According to a report from Beltrami County Sheriff Ernie Beitel, Beltrami County Dispatch received a call from a woman later identified as Janelle Johnson, 36, of Bemidji at approximately 12:11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 26.
She reported that around an hour earlier, she and her husband, Austin Johnson, 36, of Bemidji, had traveled to their brother-in-law, Jesse Farris residence to confront him over alleged domestic abuse between him and Janelle’s sister. The residence is located on the 5000 block of Lavinia Road NE in Northern Township near Bemidji.