s ▁house ▁where ▁she ▁called ▁the ▁police . ▁Due ▁to ▁concern ▁for ▁her ▁safety , ▁she ▁was ▁ad vised ▁not ▁to ▁return ▁home ▁until ▁Johnson ▁was ▁caught . ▁ ▁However , ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁she ▁decided ▁to ▁return ▁home ▁and ▁retrieve ▁some ▁clothes ▁for ▁her ▁son . ▁Johnson ▁had ▁ev aded ▁detection , ▁but ▁had ▁been ▁st alk ing ▁Tru itt . ▁As ▁Tru itt ▁sat ▁in ▁her ▁car , ▁he ▁ran ▁towards ▁her ▁and ▁fired ▁at ▁her ▁with ▁a ▁gun . ▁He ▁managed ▁to ▁hit ▁Tru itt , ▁but ▁stopped ▁and ▁fled ▁when ▁his ▁gun ▁jam med . ▁Tru itt ▁was ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁shooting ▁but ▁surv ived . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁and ▁execution ▁ ▁Johnson ▁was ▁captured ▁and ▁arrested ▁by ▁Wil ming ton ▁Police ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁first - deg ree ▁murder ▁in ▁New ▁Castle ▁County ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁and ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁for ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Ham lin . ▁Pro sec utors ▁also ▁accused ▁Johnson ▁of ▁trying ▁to ▁h ire ▁an ▁in mate ▁who ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁to ▁kill ▁Tru itt ▁and ▁prevent ▁her ▁testim ony . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁state ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁u ph eld ▁his ▁death ▁sentence ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Johnson ▁said ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁to ▁purs ue ▁any