SALINAS – A Seaside man who fired more than 35 shots throughout the city, has pleaded guilty to four violent strikes including the attempted murder of his brother.
Anthony Johnson, 53, of Seaside pleaded guilty to four violent strikes including the attempted murder of his brother, multiple counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm, discharge of a firearm during the commission of a crime and possession of a machine gun. Additionally, as part of his plea he admitted he also possessed multiple other illicit firearms, according to the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office.
Johnson will be sentenced to 35 years in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on Feb. 21.
On Nov. 28, 2022, the Seaside Police Department was dispatched to multiple locations within the city, following 911 calls about a shooting between two cars. Police eventually located three distinct shooting scenes and evidence of at least one hit and run crash. Multiple civilians reported that their vehicles were struck with bullets.
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Based on witness accounts and surveillance video, officers were able to determine that around noon on that day in November 2022, Anthony Johnson argued with his brother, victim Freddy Johnson, 51. Anthony Johnson then left his home on San Pablo Avenue in his dark colored Nissan Maxima and followed his brother who was in his silver Mercedes sedan.
While pursuing his brother Anthony Johnson fired multiple rounds from his vehicle towards his brother’s vehicle at the intersections of San Pablo Avenue and Flores Street, then San Pablo Avenue and Luxton Street, then again at San Pablo Avenue and Noche Buena Street. During these shootings two civilian’s cars were struck as they drove on San Pablo Avenue, said the District Attorney’s Office in a press release. Miraculously, nobody was injured.
Anthony Johnson was apprehended that evening in Santa Cruz County by the California Highway Patrol.
During a subsequent search of the defendant’s home officers found multiple firearms, firearm parts and ammunition.
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