On October 24, 2014, authorities in Raytown, Missouri, were summoned to a scene behind a Family Dollar store located at 5242 Blue Ridge Boulevard following reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, they discovered the body of Monteario Lay'Ron Hogan, a 22-year-old Black male, who had sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Witnesses at the location reported observing the violent encounter, detailing how the assailant shot the victim behind the business establishment before fleeing the area.
The incident prompted an immediate homicide investigation by local law enforcement to identify the perpetrator responsible for the execution-style killing.
Investigators quickly identified a suspect, 25-year-old Malcolm D. Johnson, and the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office subsequently charged him with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. Court records indicated that Johnson was seen by witnesses committing the act. However, the legal proceedings faced a significant disruption in February 2016 when Johnson was mistakenly released from the Jackson County Detention Center. This error occurred due to a procedural mix-up where charges were briefly dismissed to be refiled, but jail staff were not made aware of the new warrant in time to prevent his release.
Johnson remained at large for several months until August 2016, when Independence police located him sleeping in the bed of a truck, in possession of a stolen rifle. Following his recapture, the legal case against him for Hogan's death proceeded. In June 2017, rather than facing a trial for second-degree murder, Johnson reached a plea agreement with prosecutors. He pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action. Reports indicate that Johnson served approximately four years in custody regarding this case before eventually being released.
Years later, the man convicted of Hogan's death made headlines again under violent circumstances. In March 2021, Malcolm Johnson was involved in a confrontation with law enforcement at a gas station in Kansas City. During the struggle to arrest him for an unrelated aggravated assault, Johnson was shot and killed by police officers inside the convenience store. This final event closed the chapter on the life of the man who had previously admitted to ending Monteario Hogan's life.
