On July 10, 2016, 49-year-old William Johnson was found inside a residence in the 600 block of East Patapsco Avenue in Baltimore with a gunshot wound to his upper body. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene. Authorities described the location as a drug house. A witness who knew the victim and the two accused said Frank Barnett and Carrington Sturgis entered the home, assaulted Johnson, and that Barnett, who had a handgun, handed it to Sturgis, who then shot Johnson.

Carrington Sturgis was arrested on July 14, 2016, and Frank Barnett was arrested on July 20, 2016; both were charged with murder. Barnett was later indicted on first- and second-degree murder counts along with multiple handgun offenses. A jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City convicted Barnett of wear, carry, and transport of a handgun, possession of a regulated firearm, and conspiracy to wear, carry, and transport a handgun; he received a total sentence of eighteen years. The disposition of the murder charges against Barnett and the legal outcome for Carrington Sturgis are not provided.

If anyone knew William Johnson, the scene on East Patapsco Avenue, or has information about what happened that morning, please come forward.