On a cold January morning in 2015, the body of 19-year-old Derrick Montez Johnson, a Black male, was discovered in the front yard of a home on Pinson Street in Newnan, Georgia. Johnson had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators believe he was killed hours before his body was found by a passerby around 7 a.m. on January 2nd. Family and friends reported that Johnson had been walking home from a party around 1:30 a.m.
that morning.
According to those who knew him, Johnson had recently graduated from high school and started a new job. While his social media history contained references to past gang activity, friends insisted that he had left that life behind and was focused on making positive changes. The home where his body was found had no connection to the young man, leaving his loved ones and the community searching for answers. The Newnan Police Department immediately launched a homicide investigation, collecting spent cartridges from the street near where Johnson's body was found. Neighbors reported hearing multiple gunshots in the early morning hours, but no witnesses to the shooting came forward.
For over two years, the case remained unsolved, adding to the grief and frustration of Johnson's family. Then, in April 2017, the Newnan Police Department publicly identified Andrew Mondre Wright as a suspect in Derrick Montez Johnson's murder and asked for the public's help in locating him. Less than a week later, in early May 2017, Andrew Mondre Wright was arrested by the Newnan Police Department.
Following the arrest of Andrew Mondre Wright, the case against him for the murder of Derrick Montez Johnson moved to the legal system. However, publicly available online sources do not contain information regarding the specifics of the charges filed against Wright, his trial, or any subsequent conviction or sentencing. The final disposition of the case and the ultimate outcome for the man accused of ending the young life of Derrick Montez Johnson remain unclear based on the available information.
