Trial scheduled for St. Germain man accused of killing his sister

Johnson pleads not guilty due to mental disease/defect, faces life in prison

A final pre-trial and trial have been scheduled for a St. Germain man accused of killing his sister. James Johnson, 57, was suspected of killing his 61-year-old sister Kelly Johnson after their other sister, who lived with them, came home to the victim wrapped in a blanket, legs tied with a yellow extension cord and covered in blood laying near the front porch of the 7100 State Highway 70 residence.

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• By Trevor Greene
• April 14, 2026