BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested a man accused of shooting and killing a man in December. According to an affidavit, Johnny Johnson III, 25, was arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on charges of attempted first-degree murder and first-degree murder. EBRSO deputies were called to an apartment complex in the 13600 block of Kenner Avenue about a reported shooting on Dec. 16, 2024. Upon arrival, deputies learned a man and a woman were shot at as they were entering a unit at an apartment complex. The man was found dead behind a nearby residence. The woman was uninjured. The woman told detectives the victim lived at the complex. They were trying to unlock the front door of the apartment when the suspect, Johnson, approached from behind and reportedly began firing shots. After being shot and fighting with Johnson, the victim fled the area. Johnson followed. After an interview with the victim, detectives learned Johnson was an ex-boyfriend to the woman. She told detectives Johnson threatened the victim before the shooting. She also said she believed Johnson followed her or the victim to his home on Kenner Avenue. The woman stated she was positive Johnson was responsible for the shooting. During an investigation, detectives reviewed surveillance footage of the shooting. The video showed Johnson arriving on the scene with an accomplice who drove a white Nissan Altima. The woman gave authorities the cell phone number associated with Johnson. EBRSO said after conducting a search warrant of Johnson's phone, detectives found it had pinged near the woman's home around 11:15 a.m. on the day of the murder. His phone was turned off around 7:45 p.m. near I-110 and Dalrymple and was turned back on around 9 p.m. near Siegen and Perkins and shortly after, near Metairie Drive. A bond amount has not been set yet, according to jail records. Latest News Most voters in new survey seek toned-down Trump agenda Commanders kicker Zane Gonzalez welcomes his viral moment as a chance to educate about OCD Officers fatally shoot man accused of killing his wife and toddler in Louisiana home What could get more expensive under Trump's tariffs? The Best (Almost) Self-Driving Cars Available Today