On September 20, 2014, Johnnie Patricia Alston, a 51-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed in her Drummonds, Tennessee, home. The community was shaken by the news of the death of Mrs. Alston, who was known as a financial analyst for the Naval Personnel Command. The events leading to her death began to unfold in the early morning hours when a distressing 911 call was made by her son.
The son reported that his parents had been arguing, a dispute that tragically escalated
to the sound of a gunshot. When law enforcement arrived at the residence on Andy Drive, they found Johnnie Patricia Alston deceased from a gunshot wound. The investigation into her death quickly pointed to a domestic dispute as the cause. The focus of the investigation soon centered on her husband, Dwight M. Alston, who was 53 years old at the time.
Later on the same day of the shooting, Dwight M. Alston turned himself in to the Tipton County Sheriff's Office. Following an investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office, he was arrested and charged with homicide in connection with his wife's death. He was subsequently booked into the Tipton County jail and held without bond. The case highlighted the devastating consequences of domestic violence.
