COULD NOT SAVE THE BOY. >> THIS 28 YEAR-OLD MAN DEVIN JOHNSON IS CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF HIS OWN MOTHER AND WAS SLATED TO BE IN COURT THIS MORNING. DETECTIVES SAY THE MURDER HAPPENED IN CAPE CORAL LAST MONTH ON JACARANDA PARKWAY. COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY JOHNSON TRIED TO FLEE THE SCENE BUT WAS CAUGHT IN NORTH NAPLES. NOW HE ALLEGEDLY STABBED HIS 69 YEAR-OLD MOTHER, ROSEMARY JOHNSON. MORE THAN 100 TIMES GULF COAST NEWS REPORTER MERCEDES MARTINEZ IS AT THE COURTHOUSE TELLING US WHAT HAPPENED FROM THE JUDGE TODAY. >> TODAY WE LEARNED DEVON JOHNSON, THE CAPE CORAL MAN ACCUSED OF BRUTALLY STABBING HIS OWN MOTHER TO DEATH. WE’LL BE BACK IN COURT IN DECEMBER. THE LAST TIME WE SAW 28 YEAR-OLD DEVIN JOHNSON WAS IN COURT JUST LAST MONTH. OUR GULF COAST NEWS TEAM WAS THERE AND SAYS JOHNSON SHOWED NO REMORSE OR EMOTION AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF BRUTALLY KILLING HIS OWN MOTHER, ROSEMARY JOHNSON. AT THAT TIME, WE ALSO HEARD FROM THE DETECTIVE FROM THE CAPE CORAL POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME SHES A STAB WOUND TO HER LEFT EYE. >> SHE HAD SEVERAL LACERATIONS TO HER FACE AND NECK. SHE HAD BRUISING ON HER NECK. DETECTIVES SAY ROSEMARY’S DAUGHTER FOUND HER BODY ON HER RECLINER INSIDE HER HOME ALONG JACARANDA PARKWAY WEST. IN SEPTEMBER, DETECTIVES SAY THERE WERE FOOTPRINTS INSIDE THE HOUSE AND THEY FOUND 2 KNIVES ON JACARANDA PARKWAY WHICH THEY BELIEVE WERE USED IN THE CRIME. INVESTIGATORS SAY JOHNSON ATTEMPTED TO FLEE BECAUSE COUNTY DEPUTIES EVENTUALLY CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AND STOPPED HIM IN NORTH NAPLES. >> JOHNSON ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RUN FOR IT. AND DEPUTIES SAY HE EVEN ATTEMPTED TO TAKE A GUN AND A TASER FROM THE DEPUTY JOHNSON WAS ARRESTED IN A SIT DOWN INTERVIEW WITH GULF COAST NEWS ADAM JOHNSON, DEVON’S OLDER BROTHER SAYS THEIR FAMILY HAD A ROUGH UPBRINGING. >> EVEN IF HE HAS BECOME A MONSTER AND IF HE’S FOUND GUILTY AFTER DUE PROCESS, I’M SURE MANY PEOPLE THINK THAT I DON’T BLAME THEM, BUT HE IS MY LITTLE BROTHER AND I LOVE THEM AS WELL. AND I DO SEE THIS AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE HORRIFIC ABUSE AND VIOLENCE AND EVIL THAT MY FATHER COMMITTED AGAINST THE 3 OF U.S.. DETECTIVES ALSO SAY JOHNSON BOUGHT A TICKET TO COASTER RICA AND MAY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY TO AVOID CONSEQUENCES. YOU CAN COUNT ON GULF COAST NEWS TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THIS CASE AS WE CONTINUE TO TRACK IT THROUGH TH
Cape Coral man charged with mother’s murder to return to court in December
Updated: 12:48 PM EDT Oct 27, 2025
A Cape Coral man who was charged for the murder of his mother is scheduled to return to court in December after his attorney appeared on his behalf on Monday.Detectives say the murder happened last month on Sept. 16. on Jacaranda Parkway in Cape Coral. Devin Johnson, 28, is accused of stabbing his 69-year-old mother, Rosemary Johnson, more than 100 times. Collier County deputies said Johnson attempted to flee but was arrested in North Naples.The last court appearance for Johnson was last month, where he appeared to show no remorse or emotion after being accused of killing his mother.Detective Stephen Cragin from the Cape Coral Police Department said, “She had 100 stab wounds, to left eye, lacerations to face and neck, bruising on her neck.”Detectives revealed that Rosemary’s daughter discovered her body on a recliner inside her home. They found bloody footprints and two knives on Jacaranda Parkway, believed to be used in the crime.Investigators said Johnson tried to escape and attempted to take a gun and a taser from a deputy before being arrested.In an interview with Gulf Coast News, Adam Johnson, Devin’s older brother, shared insights into their family’s troubled past. “Even if he has become a monster, and if he is found guilty after due process, I’m sure many people will think that, and I don’t blame them, but he is my little brother and I love him and I always will. And I do see this as a direct consequence of the horrific abuse and violence and evil that my father committed against the three of us,” he said.Detectives also mentioned that Johnson had purchased a ticket to Costa Rica, suggesting he might have been trying to leave the country to avoid facing consequences.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
FORT MYERS, Fla. —
A Cape Coral man who was charged for the murder of his mother is scheduled to return to court in December after his attorney appeared on his behalf on Monday.
Detectives say the murder happened last month on Sept. 16. on Jacaranda Parkway in Cape Coral. Devin Johnson, 28, is accused of stabbing his 69-year-old mother, Rosemary Johnson, more than 100 times.
Collier County deputies said Johnson attempted to flee but was arrested in North Naples.
The last court appearance for Johnson was last month, where he appeared to show no remorse or emotion after being accused of killing his mother.
Detective Stephen Cragin from the Cape Coral Police Department said, “She had 100 stab wounds, to left eye, lacerations to face and neck, bruising on her neck.”
Detectives revealed that Rosemary’s daughter discovered her body on a recliner inside her home. They found bloody footprints and two knives on Jacaranda Parkway, believed to be used in the crime.
Investigators said Johnson tried to escape and attempted to take a gun and a taser from a deputy before being arrested.
In an interview with Gulf Coast News, Adam Johnson, Devin’s older brother, shared insights into their family’s troubled past. “Even if he has become a monster, and if he is found guilty after due process, I’m sure many people will think that, and I don’t blame them, but he is my little brother and I love him and I always will. And I do see this as a direct consequence of the horrific abuse and violence and evil that my father committed against the three of us,” he said.
Detectives also mentioned that Johnson had purchased a ticket to Costa Rica, suggesting he might have been trying to leave the country to avoid facing consequences.
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