Youngstown woman charged with obstructing cold case murder investigation
A Youngstown woman has been jailed on a charge filed in connection with a cold case murder investigation.
Twenty-six-year-old Julissa Rojas Hernandez turned herself in at the Mahoning County jail after a grand jury handed up an indictment charging her with one felony count of obstructing justice.
Rojas Hernandez was indicted along with 37-year-old Anthony Johnson who is accused of the 2019 shooting death of 33-year-old Reshaud Biggs Sr.
Biggs Sr. was the victim of a drive-by shooting along East Lucius Street and died later at St. Elizabeth Hospital.
According to the indictment, from mid-September through mid-November, Johnson and Rojas Hernandez hindered the investigation by providing false information.
Johnson is also charged with obstructing justice as well as aggravated murder, murder, and improperly handling a firearm in a vehicle.
Johnson also faces criminal specifications accusing him of being a repeat violent offender and using firearms in the commission of a crime, all of which could bring more prison time if convicted.
Since Johnson has previous felony convictions, he was not legally permitted to have a firearm.
In 2007, Johnson was handed a ten-year prison term after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter, robbery, and kidnapping.