From the Associated Press A 27-year-old man has been charged with murder in the slayings of his parents whose bodies were found in a wooded area in western
Nicholas Alexander Johnson has been arrested and charged with the murder of his parents
Officials said the bodies of Gary Johnson, 64, and Laura Johnson, 65, were found at Gourdneck State Game Area in Portage on Friday
Johnson has also reportedly been named a person of interest in the 2018 disappearance of Bonifacio Pena
On top of his open murder charges, Johnson is also charged with two counts of felony firearm and one count for possession of a firearm
Michigan man to be arraigned on murder charges in slaying of his parents
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A booking photo of Nicholas Johnson from the Kalamazoo County Jail. (Feb. 9, 2021) (WOODTV)
PORTAGE, Mich. – A 27-year-old man has been charged with murder in the slayings of his parents whose bodies were found in a wooded area in western Michigan.
Nicholas Johnson was expected to be arraigned Thursday in Kalamazoo County District Court.
Gary and Laura Johnson went missing earlier this month. Their bodies were unearthed Friday at Gourdneck State Game Area in Portage, about three miles from their home.
Police entered the home last week and found signs of violence after Gary’s employer said he had not logged on for work.
| Credit: Portage Public Safety
The son of a slain Michigan couple has been charged with murder more than a week after the killings occurred, PEOPLE confirms.
Two counts of open murder have been filed against Nicholas Alexander Johnson, 27, after the deaths of his patents: Gary Johnson, 65, and Laura Johnson, 64. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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In addition, Johnson faces two counts of felony firearm and a single count of felon in possession of a firearm.
According to MLive.com, the Portage couple was last seen on Feb. 3.
Portage couple found dead were ‘stable’ and dedicated people, brother says
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PORTAGE, MI Gary and Laura Johnson “painted a picture of stability that doesn’t really exist anymore,” said David Johnson, Gary’s older brother.
The couple, married for 32 years, met in elementary school and began dating in the mid-1980s, about 10 years after they graduated from Kalamazoo Loy Norrix in 1974, he said.
Nearly 80 hours after an exhaustive, around-the-clock search began Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the couple’s Romence Road home, the bodies of David Johnson’s brother, Gary Johnson, 65, and sister-in-law, Laura Johnson, 64, were found buried in the woods at Gourdneck State Game Area on Friday, Feb. 12.