MAN CHARGED IN SHOOTING OF BLM ACTIVIST SASHA JOHNSON IN LONDON

Sat 29 May 2021:

One of five suspects arrested in connection with the attack on Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson, 27, in London has been charged with attempted murder, according to the Met Police.

Deriggs was among five men arrested Wednesday on suspicion of attempted murder in the case. He and two others were also arrested on suspicion of affray (a group fight) and possession with intent to supply Class B drugs.

The youngest of the group, a 17-year-old, was arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon and possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.

The fifth man, 25, was arrested on suspicion of affray and failing to stop for police.

Deriggs remains in custody and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, while the other four have been released on bail, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.

“On Friday, 28 May, four [suspects] [A, C, D and E] were released on bail until a date in late June. The fifth male, [B] Cameron Deriggs, 18 (13.01.

03) of Bromley Hill, Lewisham, has been charged with conspiracy to murder,” the police said on Friday.

Deriggs remains in custody and will appear at the Westminster Magistrates’ Court later on Saturday.

Johnson was shot in London’s Southwark in the early hours of May 23. She is currently in a critical condition in hospital. Johnson was a prominent figure in last year’s protests in London and other UK cities as part of the global Black Lives Matter movement inspired by the police killing of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020.

FOLLOW INDEPENDENT PRESS:

TWITTER (CLICK HERE)
https://twitter.com/IpIndependent