LOUISVILLE, Ky.–The trial of all-black militia leader John Johnson continued on May 25 with Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) Sgt. Tim Nett describing to a jury what it was like to have the defendant point an AR-15 rifle at him during the civil unrest of 2020.
Johnson stands accused of aiming his rifle at law enforcement officers who were conducting rooftop surveillance during a Sept. 4, 2020, protest in Louisville over the police killing of Breonna Taylor.