A former Pottstown man was convicted last week in Berks County Court for fatally shooting an Amity Township man in 2016 after trying to steal a dirt bike.<\/p>\n
Following a weeklong trial, Darrell Johnson, 40, was found guilty of second-degree murder, robbery and aggravated assault for killing 28-year-old Michael Shields on Aug. 6, 2016.<\/p>\n
Johnson is scheduled to be sentenced in January.<\/p>\n
According to investigators:<\/p>\n
Shields was shot to death about 9 p.m. in front of a garage at 640 East Ben Franklin Highway, which is Route 422. Shields used the garage to repair cars for friends.<\/p>\n
Shield\u2019s and his roommate were living in part of the garage they had renovated into living quarters. The roommate\u2019s dirt bike was chained to the mailbox at the end of the driveway with a for-sale sign to attract prospective buyers.<\/p>\n
Just before the shooting, the roommate unchained the bike to return it to a shed on the property. As he did that, he was approached by a gunman who apparently had been lurking in the darkness.<\/p>\n
The roommate wouldn\u2019t let go of the bike and was pistol-whipped. Johnson then fatally shot Shields and fled.<\/p>\n