Iowa Man Convicted of First-Degree Murder After Woman Declines Drug Offer on Des Moines Street
DES MOINES, IA — A Des Moines man is facing a life sentence after being convicted of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a woman who refused his invitation to use drugs with him. James Johnson, 43, was found guilty of killing 42-year-old Nikkie Loffredo on a city street last July. Court documents reveal that Johnson, while cruising a local neighborhood on July 27, invited Loffredo to “get high.” Her refusal, coupled with what …