Accused cop killerâs compassionate release appealed; Judge is 'being held accountable' Detroit Police, community activists, and the family of 14-year veteran Detroit Police Sgt. Elaine Williams called a news conference to call for accountability of Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Talon. and last updated 2021-04-05 17:50:31-04 Detroit Police, community activists, and the family of 14-year veteran Detroit Police Sgt. Elaine Williams called a news conference to call for accountability of Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Talon. Last Thursday Judge Talon granted a medical compassionate release for Eddie Ray Johnson Junior who was charged with 1st Degree Premeditated Murder in the shooting death of Sgt. Williams in June of 2019 in the home they shared in Garden City. He was a live-in boyfriend. They shared a son together.