WRAL.com archive: James Johnson case

James Johnson, 22, was charged with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder in the June 28, 2004, death of Brittany Tyler Willis.

He was detained for more than three years under a $1 million bond on charges of murder, rape and kidnapping before he was released on a reduced bond in September 2007.

The case has received national attention because of allegations of prosecutorial misconduct and racial division. Johnson is black; Willis was white.

Johnson pleaded guilty Feb. 16, 2009, to a charge that he failing to report the crime and was given a prayer for judgment.

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