TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A Tallahassee man was sentence to 30 years in prison on gun and drug charges related to a deadly shooting, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Triston Johnson previously pleaded guilty to several federal drug and gun offenses. At sentencing, Johnson was found responsible for a second-degree murder in Tallahassee.
Court documents show Johnson’s charges stem from two incidents. In October 2023, records show Johnson ran from a Florida A&M University police officer and hid a bad near a car. A FAMU employee reported finding the bag which contained marijuana, mushrooms, a digital scale and credit cards belonging to Johnson. A firearm was also found with the bag, records show.
In July 2024, court records show Johnson got into an argument with another man before shooting him. After the shooting, Tallahassee police searched Johnson’s apartment and found drugs, ammunition and a gun that had been previously stolen from a Leon County Sheriff’s Office vehicle, according to court records.
Court records revealed state attorneys did not charge Johnson with murder because the shooting was “a homicide that the State was unable to proceed on based upon current Florida Stand Your Ground laws.”
Johnson’s 30 year prison sentence will be followed by 10 years of supervised release.
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