James Daniel Myers Jr, 48, was fatally shot in Pageland, South Carolina, on the evening of August 2, 2019. Chesterfield County deputies responded shortly after 5 p.m. to a Highway 9 residence and described the incident as domestic-related. A woman who was Myers’ girlfriend was taken into custody at the scene.

Kristin Elizabeth Johnson was later arrested and charged with murder and with possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Her case proceeded to the Circuit Court for Chesterfield County and went to trial in February 2022. The jury convicted Johnson of voluntary manslaughter and she was sentenced to 25 years in prison for her role in Myers’ death.