A Poplar Bluff man accused of shooting at officers attempting to arrest him on a federal warrant for violating his supervised release now faces five additional felonies.
James Odell Johnson Jr. was charged Friday with two Class A felonies of first-degree assault, two unclassified felonies of armed criminal action and the Class D felony of unlawful possession of a firearm by Butler County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Bill Gresham.
The 28-year-old originally had been charged July 19 with the Class A felony of first-degree assault, the unclassified felony of armed criminal action and the Class E felony of resisting arrest.
On that date, Johnson was accused of attempting to cause serious physical injury to Poplar Bluff Police Detective Corey Mitchell by shooting him.
Mitchell was hit in an arm by one of the multiple shots allegedly fired by Johnson, who then barricaded himself inside a Kinzer Street apartment for about 1 1/2 hours.
After ongoing negotiations, Johnson surrendered and was taken into custody.
The shooting and standoff occurred as officers with the U.S. Marshals Service and Poplar Bluff Police Department were serving a felony arrest warrant at an apartment, where Johnson was renting a bedroom.
"After debriefing with the officers attempting to serve the warrant, it was discovered that a U.S. Marshal (Service Fugitive) Task Force officer was shot in his bullet-proof vest," Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Stoelting wrote in his probable-cause statement.
A deputy U.S. marshal, who had been holding a bullet-proof shield, also was "struck by a round fired by Johnson" as he pushed open a bedroom door, Stoelting said.
The amended complaint accuses Johnson of attempting to cause serious physical injury to fugitive task force officer Mike Alford and deputy U.S. Marshal Mike Miller by shooting them.
Johnson also is accused of possessing a 9mm pistol and a .380-caliber semiautomatic pistol, and at that time, he was a convicted felon. Johnson previously was convicted of the felony of stealing a firearm in May 2009 in Butler County.
Johnson is supposed to appear at 9 a.m. Oct. 22 before Associate Circuit Judge John Bloodworth for a setting in his case.
If Johnson is convicted and sentenced for the three assault charges, he will not be eligible for parole until 85 percent of his sentence is served.
At this time, Johnson remains in federal custody at the Cape Girardeau County Jail.
Johnson, according to earlier reports, was transferred into federal custody on July 24 for violating his supervised release.
Johnson subsequently was indicted in August by a federal grand jury of the felonies of assault of a federal law enforcement officer, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and felon in possession of a firearm.
Johnson is accused of inflicting bodily injury on Mitchell by shooting him, as well as possessing a Taurus 9mm pistol and a Colt .380-caliber pistol. As a convicted felon, Johnson is prohibited from possessing firearms.
Johnson also is accused of brandishing and discharging a firearm during the alleged assault of the officers.
No date is set at this time for Johnson to appear in federal court.