James Francis Johnson

James Francis Johnson was a 65-year-old White man from Odessa, Texas, who used a wheelchair. He was remembered as a good man who dearly loved his friends and his dogs. In early June 2024, Mr. Johnson allowed two young people, 18-year-old Brayden Scott Roupp and 16-year-old Adrianna Vincent, to move into his home on Newcomb Drive.

On the afternoon of June 14, 2024, an argument over the living arrangements broke out. When Mr. Johnson tried to call the police, Roupp and Vincent allegedly held him at gunpoint and took his phone. Mr. Johnson then attempted to leave his house, but Roupp followed him into the street and fired four shots at him with a rifle. Afterward, Roupp and Vincent dragged Mr. Johnson’s body back inside the home.

Neighbors called 911 to report shots fired around 3:39 p.m. Arriving Odessa Police Department officers found blood in the roadway and a trail of blood leading to a house, where they heard yelling. Inside, they found Mr. Johnson deceased in a bedroom from a gunshot wound to the neck. Roupp and Vincent were detained at the scene. Without being prompted, Roupp told officers, “I shot him.” Surveillance video obtained by investigators captured the shooting and showed the pair dragging Mr. Johnson back into the residence.

Roupp was arrested and charged with murder and tampering with physical evidence involving a human corpse. Vincent was also charged with murder. During the investigation, detectives linked Roupp to a separate road rage shooting that occurred 11 days prior, which resulted in additional charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

In September 2025, an Ector County jury convicted Brayden Scott Roupp of murder for the death of James Johnson. He was subsequently sentenced to life in prison and fined $10,000. As of that month, no details regarding the outcome of Adrianna Vincent’s trial had been released.