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Aggravated Assault Suspect Arrested in the Seventh District

by Paris Holmes

November 21, 2019

Categories: On Duty, On the Beat

Topics: Assault/Battery, seventh district

Aggravated Assault Suspect Arrested in the Seventh District

NEW ORLEANS – NOPD Seventh District officers arrested Ronald Johnson III (pictured, DOB: 9/14/1998), who is accused of committing aggravated assault on November 15, 2019.

At around 6:10 p.m., Johnson allegedly pulled out a semi-automatic handgun from his waistband and pointed it at the victim’s chest.  The aggravated assault incident reportedly occurred in the 6900 block of Yorktown Drive.

Anyone with additional information on this incident is asked to contact NOPD Seventh District detectives at 504-658-6070, or to call anonymously to Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP (7867).