Arrest Made In Camden Fatal Stabbing

Defendant, Charges, and Arraignment Information:

-Aaron L. Johnson, 17, Dover, DE

Charges:

-Murder 1^st Degree

-Assault 2^nd Degree

-Possession of a Deadly Weapon during the Commission of a Felony

-Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited

Arraigned at JP Court 7 and committed to the Stevenson House in Milford, DE without bail.

Resume:

Camden, DE- Delaware State Police Homicide Detectives have arrested a 17 year old Dover youth in connection with an early morning stabbing death and assault that occurred in Camden.

Aaron L. Johnson, 17, of Dover, DE was arrested and charged with the above list of charges at approximately 3:00 p.m. this afternoon after turning himself in to detectives. Johnson was arraigned at JP Court 7 and committed to the Stevenson House in Milford without bail.

Detectives were able to identify Aaron Johnson as a suspect in the murder of Tevin Perry and the assault of a 20 year old Dover man after conducting multiple interviews of witnesses. It is believed that this incident occurred as the result of an altercation between two groups of individuals who had attended a party earlier in the morning in Wyoming, DE. Detectives learned that the victim and three other individuals, who had attended the party, followed a second group of individuals, who had also attended the party, and confronted them when they reached the intersection of US Rt. 13 and DE Rt. 10 in Camden. It was further learned that victim, Tevin Perry, then exited his vehicle and confronted the subjects in the second vehicle. It was at this point that a physical altercation occurred between the two groups. During the altercation, Johnson produced a folding knife and stabbed both Perry and the 20 year old Dover man before fleeing.

This incident remains under investigation; however, no further charges are expected.