A 57-year-old Omaha man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with a 2020 homicide.
Authorities said Jerry L. Johnson is responsible for the April 2020 slaying of 37-year-old Ebony King. Johnson was also arrested on suspicion of use of a weapon to commit a felony.
King was found dead at a North Omaha home near 25th and Hartman avenues on April 15, 2020.
Police previously arrested 33-year-old Anthony Triplett in May 2021 on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with King’s slaying. Triplett pleaded not guilty, and his case was listed as closed as of June 2021, according to court records.
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King’s mother, Poline King, said shortly after her daughter’s death that the mother of three saw her children as “her favorite blessing of all.â€