Man killed by police in South Tahoe suspected in Carson City yogurt shop robbery
The man who led authorities Monday on a chase in the South Lake Tahoe area and died as a result of an officer-involved shooting is the same person identified as the suspect in the Oct. 22 robbery of an east Carson City ice cream and frozen yogurt shop.
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division has identified Billy Jo Johnson, 34, as the suspect in the armed robbery earlier this month at Fruitilandia at 3217 Highway 50 East in Carson City.
At the time of the robbery, Billy Jo Johnson had an active arrest warrant from Douglas County for burglary and home invasion. The Investigation Division submitted a warrant request to the Carson City District Attorney’s Office for robbery with a deadly weapon and assault with a deadly weapon.
The Investigation Division assisted Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the South Lake Tahoe Police Department in attempting to locate Johnson.
On Monday Oct. 29, Billy Jo Johnson was located by the South Lake Tahoe Police Department where he was involved in an officer involved shooting. Billy Jo Johnson was pronounced dead on scene. The Carson City Sheriff’s Office has no additional information pertaining to the officer involved shooting.
On Monday, Oct. 22 at approximately 3:30 p.m. an armed robbery occurred at Fruitilandia where the suspect, Johnson, pointed a handgun at an employee and demanded cash and fled with an undisclosed amount of money.
A witness followed the suspect as he ran south from the business. The suspect pointed the firearm at the witness. The suspect then drove away in an older white Oldsmobile Cutlass. A short time later another witness observed the Oldsmobile park on the 1300 block of Green Court in Carson City. The Oldsmobile was reported stolen from South Lake Tahoe, Calif.