Raphael Hilton Johnson Jr

In the late afternoon of March 2, 2023, violence shattered the day in the 100 block of Obery Court in Annapolis, Maryland. It was there that Raphael Hilton Johnson Jr., a 48-year-old African American male, was found suffering from a single gunshot wound to the back of his head. The call came in to the Annapolis Police Department at approximately 5:15 p.m., and upon their arrival, officers discovered the grim scene. Paramedics with the Annapolis Fire Department were quick to respond, but Johnson's injury was too severe. He was pronounced deceased at the scene at approximately 5:26 p.m.

The investigation into the homicide of Raphael 'Ray-Ray' Hilton Johnson Jr., a graduate of Annapolis Senior High School who had earned an electrician's certification and coached little league flag football, began immediately. Detectives from the Annapolis Police Department worked diligently, and their investigation soon led them to identify a suspect. Ronnisha Jacarra Harris, a 32-year-old woman from the Annapolis area, became the focus of their inquiry. Investigators were able to secure an arrest warrant for Harris, charging her with first and second-degree murder, as well as other related offenses.

With a warrant in hand, the search for Ronnisha Jacarra Harris intensified. The Annapolis Police Department, in conjunction with federal partners, tracked her to Tampa, Florida. On May 24, 2023, the efforts of the U.S. Marshals paid off. Harris was located and apprehended in Tampa by the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force from Baltimore and the Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force. Following her arrest, arrangements were made for her to be extradited back to Maryland to face the charges related to the death of Raphael Hilton Johnson Jr.