Media Release – Murder Arrest
Date of Event: November 5, 2018
Location: Murder of Amon Johnson
Case Number: 18-24366
SUMMARY
 On November 6, 2018, EPD Officers responded to a call for a person down in the 600 blocks of E. Missouri for a person down. Officers were told that several neighbors in the area heard several gunshots the previous night.
The person down, later identified as 22-year-old Amon Johnson, was deceased and was determined to be the victim of multiple gunshots.Â
As news of the murder was reported, crime tips came into the EPD stating that a person involved in the murder was Dalarrius Tyquon Jackson, aka “NuNu Jackson”. Jackson was located and interviewed by detectives. Allegations were being made on social media that Jackson killed Johnson because he had stolen a large sum of money from Jackson.Â
During the course of the investigation, interviews of various people with knowledge of the connection between Jackson and Johnson, Jackson’s statements, and other evidence gathered, has led to the arrest warrant of Jackson for the murder.
On November 14, 2019, at approximately 11:15 a.m., Jackson was located by officers from the EPD’s Viper Unit and taken into custody.
FOOTNOTE: Â If anyone has knowledge or information about this shooting, please call the Evansville Police Department at 812-436-7979 or the WeTip line at 1-800-78-CRIME.
