Sister involved in murder case in court for drug charges
In just about a month, a Salisbury woman implicated in the fatal stabbing of 25 year-old Derrick Collick will face a judge in Worcester County.
Latoya Marie Johnson was arrested in Salisbury on Monday and the Wicomico County Detention Center confirmed she has already been transferred. Since the crime happened in Pocomoke City, her preliminary hearing will be in Snow Hill on November twenty-fifth.
However, her sister Kaniesha Johnson is facing much more serious charges for the alleged stabbing. Kaniesha Johnson faces first and second degree murder charges for allegedly wielding the weapon that reportedly stabbed Collick at the Duck Inn convenience store in Pocomoke City Monday afternoon. Kaniesha and Latoya apparently left the scene in a white Dodge Caravan, with Latoya driving the vehicle.
According to court documents, Kaniesha Johnson, Latoya Johnson, Derrick Collick and three others were involved in an altercation near a white Caravan outside the convenience store. Surveillance shows that Derrick Collick and Kaniesha Johnson were involved in a verbal altercation, where she then apparently stabs him in the midsection area of his body.
47 ABC now knows that prior to the stabbing incident Kaniesha was already facing four drug charges in Worcester County for the distribution of cocaine back in May. She allegedly sold the substance to a member of the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement team. She is scheduled for a jury trial on those drug charges on Thursday. Kaneisha was arrested in Hebron and is still at the Wicomico County Detention Center.
Court documents show another drug investigation is now back open because of these new charges. In February of 2011, Kaneisha Johnson was indicted for violations of the Controlled Substance Act. In that same year, she was arrested and charged for unlawfully possessing and distributing a dangerous substance.
Latoya Johnson is charged with first degree assault and accessory after the fact of murder. This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with any information on this can call the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation at 410-632-1111.
