Teenage Suspect Held in Johnie Lee Resper Shooting

Judge Lynn Leibovitz found probable cause Monday to hold 17-year-old Ahmal McGainey on second-degree murder while armed for the October 1 murder of Johnie Lee Resper. Police found Resper, 18, suffering from a gunshot wound to his chest and a head injury in the 200 block of Adams Street Northeast. According to court documents, police … Read more →

Teen Murder Suspect Told Police “He Did What He Had To Do”

A teenage boy, identified as Ahmal McGainey, was held Thursday on suspicion of second-degree murder while armed in connection to the October death of Johnie Lee Resper. He has been charged as an adult. On October 1, police found Resper, 18, lying on his back and on the sidewalk along the 200 block of Adams … Read more →

Juvenile Arrested in Shooting that Killed Johnie Lee Resper

A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of Johnie Lee Resper on October 1, MPD announced Wednesday. The juvenile was not identified by police. He is suspected of second-degree murder, police say. Resper, 18, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds near the intersection of the … Read more →

Ahmal McGainey

  • Arrested: Nov. 12, 2014
  • Age: 17
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: Black

Pleaded guilty in the Oct. 1, 2014 death of Johnie Lee Resper.