Son of Portage couple found buried in woods arraigned on murder charges
Updated Feb 18, 2021;
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KALAMAZOO, MI The son of Portage couple found buried last Friday in the Gourdneck State Game Area was arraigned Thursday on two counts of open murder and three other felony charges.
Nicholas Alexander Johnson, 27, is suspected by police to have killed his parents: Gary Johnson, 65, and Laura Johnson, 64. He was arraigned, Thursday, Feb. 18 on two counts of open murder, two counts of felony firearm and one count of felon in possession of a firearm.
Nicholas Johnson has been held at the Kalamazoo County Jail since Feb. 9, when he was arrested on two outstanding warrants and two new felony firearms charges issued the day of his arrest. Johnson was arraigned on those charges in Kalamazoo County District Court on Feb. 10.
Bodies found in woods identified as missing Michigan couple
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The deaths of Gary and Laura Johnson will be listed as homicides, authorities said Monday.
Their bodies were unearthed Friday at Gourdneck State Game Area in Portage, about three miles from their home.
Police entered the home last Tuesday and found signs of violence after Gary s employer said he had not logged on for work, Portage Public Safety Director Nick Armold said last week.
The couple s 27-year-old son Nicholas is in custody on other charges. Police said he was found in a storage unit at an apartment building and had his parents car.
Son Of Murdered Portage Couple Charged With Their Homicide
The Kalamazoo County Prosecutor has authorized charges for the son and lone suspect in a Portage couple s disappearance in subsequent deaths.
The Office of the Kalamazoo County announced the authorization of charges against 27-year-old Nicholas Alexander Johnson for the homicide of his parents Gary and Laura Johnson.
Nicholas Johnson will be charged with two counts of open murder, two counts of possessing a firearm while committing a felony, and one count of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted, he could face up to life in prison.