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Athell Johnson

Case from Columbia, SC dated Jun 28, 2012

Victim Details

Athell Johnson

Male

Black / African American

Columbia

SC

2012-06-28

24

Athell

Johnson

06/22/2026

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In the summer of 2012, the life of 24-year-old Athell Johnson of Columbia, South Carolina, was tragically cut short in a brutal double murder that authorities would later describe as a 'drug deal gone bad.' Johnson, who was paralyzed and used a wheelchair, was with a friend, 23-year-old Jamall Pratt, in a Garner's Ferry Road apartment on June 28, 2012, when two men entered with violent intentions.

The perpetrators, identified as William Anthony Wallace, 27, and DeAndre Leroy Diggs, 36, su ...
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  • WYFF: Sheriff: Men bound and killed victims 'execution style'
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