Man pleads no contest to manslaughter in Detroit police officer's 2019 killing
Prosecutors say a man has pleaded no contest to manslaughter for fatally shooting a Detroit police officer during a 2019 domestic violence incident at the home they shared. Eddie Ray-Jr. Johnson of Garden City, Michigan, was originally charged with first-degree murder and felony firearm for the 2019 killing of Detroit Police Sgt. Elaine Williams. But Wayne County's prosecutor says Johnson had pleaded no contest Friday to manslaughter under a plea agreement that calls for a sentence of three years of probation. Prosecutors said Johnson and Williams were domestic partners when they returned home intoxicated from a bar and began arguing. Johnson said he shot Williams after she shot him.