Concord, NH – New Hampshire Deputy Attorney General Jane E. Young and Manchester Police Chief Allen D. Aldenberg announce that Timothy Johnson was arrested at approximately 12:39 p.m. this afternoon in Framingham, Massachusetts. Timothy Johnson, age 38, is charged with one count of second-degree murder for knowingly causing Jean Lascelle’s death in Manchester,
New Hampshire, by shooting him with a firearm on Saturday, February 13, 2021.
Mr. Johnson is scheduled to appear before the Framingham District Court on Thursday, February 18, 2021. There he will be arraigned on local charges of receiving a stolen motor vehicle, possession of burglarious instruments, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, as well as being a fugitive from justice from the State of New Hampshire.
The United States Marshals and the Framingham Police Department in Massachusetts assisted the Manchester Police Department and the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office in this investigation and aided in safely locating Mr. Johnson.
The charges and allegations are merely accusations, and Mr. Johnson is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty.