NY - Delia Johnson, 42, fatally shot by woman on crowded Brooklyn street, 4 Aug 2021 *arrest*

[JaxFlaGal]

A woman was arrested 11/8 in Jacksonville FL for this murder.

Woman arrested in Jacksonville in connection with execution-style murder in New York

"The suspect was identified by U.S. Marshals as 42-year-old Claudia Banton, who was arrested during a traffic stop on Main Street, north of the Trout River Bridge. They said she was a passenger in the vehicle. They were not aware if the driver of the vehicle was also arrested when News4Jax asked.

They said the Marshals’ New York Task Force contacted the Florida Caribbean Regional Task Force on information that Banton might be down in the Jacksonville area and they put some surveillance on her and observed her getting into the car. From there, they followed and stopped them."

 

[JaxFlaGal]

Another Jacksonville article about the arrest. Says she was taken into custody around 2:30 PM ET on 11/8.
Report: Woman wanted for 'brazen' murder in New York arrested in Jacksonville | firstcoastnews.com

 

[JaxFlaGal]

Per the Duval County (Jacksonville) inmate record for her, it indicates she's been in Jacksonville for a year.

JSO Inmate Information Search

BANTON, CLAUDIA
Jail Number: 2021023705 JSO ID: 850578

Arresting Agency: JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
How Long in Jax (Years/Months): 1/0
Next Court Date: 11/09/2021 01:00 PM , PRE-TRIAL DETENTION, J1P

 

[dotr]

A woman was arrested 11/8 in Jacksonville FL for this murder.

Woman arrested in Jacksonville in connection with execution-style murder in New York

"The suspect was identified by U.S. Marshals as 42-year-old Claudia Banton, who was arrested during a traffic stop on Main Street, north of the Trout River Bridge. They said she was a passenger in the vehicle. They were not aware if the driver of the vehicle was also arrested when News4Jax asked.

They said the Marshals’ New York Task Force contacted the Florida Caribbean Regional Task Force on information that Banton might be down in the Jacksonville area and they put some surveillance on her and observed her getting into the car. From there, they followed and stopped them."

Thank you for the fresh updates!
Looking forward to learning why DJ was murdered.

 

[JaxFlaGal]

Another local Jax article with photo of Banton: Woman accused of execution-style murder in New York arrested in Jacksonville

 

[JaxFlaGal]

According to this NY Post article, "Banton — who goes by two aliases, Claudia Williams and Keisha Brown — has four prior arrests, including for kidnapping and grand larceny, police sources said."
Woman busted in murder of Brooklyn mom identified

Per this article, the victim and suspect knew each other: Police: Claudia Banton Charged In Deadly Shooting Of Brooklyn Mother Delia Johnson

 

[JaxFlaGal]

Another article confirmed the victim and suspect were friends of more than 2 decades.
Brooklyn mother of victim ‘ecstatic’ over woman’s arrest three months after caught-on-video slay

"In August, Johnson’s 20-year-old sister described the suspect to The News as a family friend of more than two decades who often came by to eat and hang out in their home.

According to authorities, Banton has three prior arrests — one as a juvenile in 1993 and a pair of forgery arrests in 2005 and 2006. The suspect also uses the aliases Claudia Williams and Claudia Johnson and provided the arresting marshals with a state ID card from Georgia, according to her booking report.

In an odd twist, Delia Johnson had recently returned to the tristate area after living in Florida."

 

[joe jones]

Claudia Banton Charged With Murder, Extradited Back To N.Y. After Execution-Style Killing Of Brooklyn Mother Delia Johnson – CBS New York (cbslocal.com)

 

[JaxFlaGal]

Unbelievable. The police stopped the suspect shortly after the murder but thought they were looking for a male shooter and let her go.
NYC woman accused of Brooklyn murder slipped by NYPD cops who thought killer was a man

Banton, 42, was “pulled over very shortly after the incident,” Assistant District Attorney Lauren Silver said at the suspect’s arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court. “The police did not know they were looking for a female and they let the defendant go, however that is also captured on body camera and you can very clearly see the defendant’s face in the same car that she fled the crime in.”

 

[dotr]

Female con artist 'who shot woman, 42, dead execution style' in Brooklyn was LET GO by cops | Daily Mail Online

''An ex-con accused of fatally shooting a Brooklyn woman in the back of the head in August was allegedly let go by police moments after firing the gun because the officers hadn't realized the culprit was a woman.

Claudia Banton, 42, of Georgia, was charged Friday in the cold-blooded killing of her friend Delia Johnson, 42, as she chatted with people near a stoop in Crown Heights on August 4.

Banton, who served seven years in a Georgia prison for forgery and has other felony convictions in Georgia and New Jersey. was arrested in Florida earlier this month and extradited to New York.

She refused to answer questions at the 77th Precinct before being arraigned in Kings County Supreme Court on Friday. She has pleaded not guilty.''

''Banton has had three prior arrests, one as a juvenile in 1993 and a pair of forgery arrests in 2005 and 2006, where she used aliases Claudia Williams and Claudia Johnson in Georgia and New Jersey, the Daily News reported.

The fatal shooting was caught on camera as the suspect, identified as Banton, walked up to Johnson and shot her in the head multiple times. ''