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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Police Department
Mike Ceynowa, Chief of Police
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
DATE: 11/26/2012
SUBJECT: DULUTH POLICE "Property Crimes Wanted Person of the Week" - LUTHER JOHNSON - ARRESTED
BY: DPD Public Information Officer Jim Hansen (218) 390-2232

NATURE OF INCIDENT: DULUTH POLICE "Property Crimes Wanted Person of the Week" - LUTHER JOHNSON - ARRESTED
CASE NO.:
INCIDENT DATE: 11/25/2012
INCIDENT TIME: 12:00 PM
INCIDENT LOCATION: 4300 block Three Lakes Road

Duluth Police “Property Crimes Wanted Person of the Week” – ARRESTED

 
November 15, 2012
 
LUTHER FARRIS JOHNSON, 04/10/1979
 
33 years of age
White male
6’1”
185 lbs
Blue Eyes
Brown Hair
 
Johnson has four warrants for his arrest. Two are felony warrants for possession of a controlled substance (69DU-CR-10-2600) and for possession of a short-barreled shotgun (69DU-CR-10-3533). The other two are misdemeanor warrants for fleeing police, tampering with a motor vehicle, driving after cancellation, and other traffic violations. 
 
UPDATE:  On Thursday, November 15th, 2012 Duluth Police put out a press release seeking the public’s help in locating Luther Johnson. 
 
On Sunday, November 25th, 2012 at 12:00 PM the Saint Louis County Sheriff’s Office received information that Luther Johnson was at a residence in the 4300 block of Three Lakes Road. Deputies located Johnson there and after a short foot pursuit he was taken into custody. He was arrested and transported to the Saint Louis County Jail and booked on the warrants and also pending formal charges of Fleeing a Peace Officer on Foot and 5th Degree Possession of a Controlled Substance.  
 
During the arrest Luther Johnson’s father, Glenn Harold Johnson DOB: 08/27/1952 was arrested for Aiding an Offender. He was also transported to the Saint Louis County Jail and booked pending formal charges.
 
The Duluth Police Department would like to thank the public, the media and the Saint Louis County Sheriff’s Office for the collaborative effort which led to these arrests!