NEW ORLEANS: A 17-year-old murder suspect police said was urged by his mother to shoot a rival after a fist-fight, has turned himself over to authorities, according to a media report.

Clarence Johnson's attorney told investigators the teenager would turn himself in, police spokesman Sgt. Joe Narcisse told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. He had been sought by investigators since the shooting Wednesday night.

"He understands he is in a very, very serious situation that his life depends on," Johnson's attorney Clif Stoutz told the newspaper.

Johnson allegedly shot Robert Dawson, also 17, shortly after Dawson got the best of him in a fist-fight Wednesday. Johnson initially walked away from what witnesses described as a routine fight — but then, according to police, he returned with a gun his mother gave him, along with instructions to seek revenge.

Police on Thursday arrested the mother, Vanessa Johnson, 44. Inside her home, they found a small amount of cocaine and a wall-mounted picture of her son holding a pistol and a wad of cash.




no, this is not another reason for not rebuilding New Orleans!