BALTIMORE — The defense for Michael Johnson revealed that two Baltimore police officers, one convicted of corruption and another accused of it, were involved in the investigation of a man charged with killing a Monroe teenager.
[READ MORE: Phylicia Barnes Murder: 3rd murder trial opens]
The defense listed former Sgt. Wayne Jenkins, the now-disgraced leader of the Gun Task Force Unit who's now behind bars, as being among the team of police who trailed Johnson.
[RELATED: Appeals court orders new trial for man acquitted of killing Phylicia Barnes]
Detective Sean Suiter was also named. He died last year but after his death, he was accused of having teamed up with Jenkins to commit crimes.
Monroe teenager Phylicia Barnes vanished while visiting family in Baltimore eight years ago.
Her body was found months later.
Her father, Russell Barnes, took the stand Tuesday and said he searched for his daughter for days.
[RELATED: Charges dismissed against man accused of killing Phylicia Barnes]
This is Johnson's third trial. His first conviction was overturned and the second trial ended in a mistrial.
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