Indianapolis man who targeted LTGBQ community pleads guilty to murder, armed robbery

LANSING – An Indianapolis man has pleaded responsible to crimes dedicated after he focused members of the LGBTQ group by an internet courting app.

Diabolique Paris Johnson, 35, of Indianapolis entered the pleas earlier than Wayne County Circuit Court docket Choose Kevin Cox on Monday afternoon, Michigan Lawyer Common Dana Nessel introduced. He was charged in March of 2021.

Johnson pleaded responsible to a sentence settlement of 25 to 45 years for second diploma homicide and two years to be served consecutively for felony firearm. The unique felony homicide cost introduced final 12 months shall be dismissed at sentencing.

He additionally pleaded responsible as charged to armed theft with a sentence settlement of 15 to 30 years, which can run concurrent to the homicide case.

Prosecutors say Johnson murdered a 39-year-old Detroit man throughout an armed theft at a location within the 16800 block of Woodbine Avenue in Detroit on Sept. 5, 2020.

Johnson was beforehand charged with armed theft of a 26-year-old Detroit man within the 24130 block of Michigan Avenue in Dearborn on Sept. 1, 2020, however he was by no means taken into custody.

Prosecutors say the victims in each instances have been focused on on-line courting apps as a result of they have been members of the LTGBQ group.

Law enforcement officials from Dearborn, Detroit, and Indianapolis investigated which led to Johnson’s arrest in Indianapolis. He was extradited from Indiana and arraigned on the Dearborn cost in 18th District Court docket in Dearborn.

Johnson is scheduled for sentencing at 8:45 a.m. on July 12.