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Two Houma Men Charged in 2015 Killing of Pamela Johnson

Investigators attribute the arrests to newly developed evidence, leaving open the possibility of more suspects.

Overview

  • Sheriff Tim Soignet said newly developed evidence led to the arrests in the long-running investigation.
  • Charles Johnson, 70, is charged with first-degree murder and solicitation for murder.
  • Shannon Robinson, 43, faces charges of first-degree murder, solicitation for murder, and aggravated kidnapping.
  • Both men were booked into the Terrebonne Parish jail and are being held without bond as the probe continues.
  • Pamela Johnson, 56, was found shot to death on Dec. 1, 2015, after two young girls were abducted from a Bourg home and later found on Wade Street in Houma near her vehicle.