On the afternoon of August 31, 2017, tragedy befell 18-year-old Tommy Johnson in his Memphis, Tennessee, residence. The young man, a student at Southwest Tennessee Community College, was found in a bedroom of the house on Cherry Road, having been shot multiple times. The incident was the result of a robbery that turned fatal, cutting short a promising future.
The investigation into the death of Tommy Johnson, a male, quickly led Memphis Police to two suspects.
Within days, Ronnie Stewart, 36, and Taquavious Durham, who was 19 at the time, were taken into custody. During the investigation, Stewart reportedly admitted to his role in the tragic event, stating to investigators that he had entered Johnson's home with the intent to rob him and, in the course of the robbery, shot and killed him.
In early April of the following year, both Stewart and Durham were indicted by a grand jury on serious charges. They both faced accusations of first-degree felony murder and especially aggravated robbery. In addition to these charges, Ronnie Stewart was also indicted for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The case was taken on by the District Attorney's Multi-Agency Gang Prosecution Unit, a specialized team that handles homicides and other violent crimes. Despite the arrests and indictments, further details regarding the trials, verdicts, and ultimate sentences for Ronnie Stewart and Taquavious Durham have not been made publicly available in online sources.
