Devonte M. Dodd | Chicago Police
Chicago Sun-Times Wire
A second man has been charged with murder after 32-year-old Pamela Johnson was struck by a pickup on Lake Shore Drive last weekend as she and her boyfriend tried to run away from an armed robbery.
Devonte M. Dodd, 20, was charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted robbery with a firearm, as well as a misdemeanor count of mob action, according to Chicago Police.
Dodd is accused of approaching the 32-year-old Johnson and her boyfriend, 43-year-old Eugene Jackson, and announcing a robbery about 1:30 a.m. May 29 in the 600 block of North Lake Shore Drive, police said.
Semaj Waters | Chicago Police
Police say Dodd chased the two while 18-year-old Semaj Waters pointed a handgun in their direction. But when Johnson and Jackson tried to run across Lake Shore Drive, where they were hit by a pickup.
Johnson, the mother of a 12-year-old son, later died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Jackson was not seriously injured.
Judge Peggy Chiampas ordered Dodd held on a $250,000 bond Monday, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office. Waters, also charged with murder, armed robbery and mob action, was ordered held on $500,000 Saturday.
The two are alleged to be among a group of seven or eight men and teens who tried to rob the couple.
Pamela Johnson | photo provided
Police last week said they were questioning two adults and four teenagers in connection with Johnson’s death and released CTA surveillance photos form the Chicago Avenue Red Line stop, showing the group allegedly involved in the robbery attempt, filmed shortly after the fatal crash.
Police said the video supported Jackson’s account of the incident, and shows the couple was approached by a group of seven or eight before the fatal accident.
Jackson said he and Johnson were sitting near Lake Michigan, enjoying the warm weather as they discussed their future together. The couple made frequent trips to the lakefront from their South Side neighborhood.