LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) The leader of the Black militia group known as the NFAC pleaded not guilty to federal charges in court on Friday.
John Fitzgerald Johnson, also known as Grandmaster Jay, was arrested on Dec. 3 and charged with five counts of wanton endangerment. Johnson is accused of pointing a rifle at Louisville Metro Police officers and federal officers the night before the 2020 Kentucky Derby, according to a probable cause affidavit. It allegedly happened just after 8:30 p.m., as officers were conducting surveillance of demonstrators at Jefferson Square in downtown Louisville.Â
At that time, LMPD officers at the scene received a radio transmission stating that a group of six to eight heavily armed individuals were parked on Armory Place, near a parking garage, according to court documents.