Overview
- James Alan Johnson, 72, was arrested at the couple’s home in Wyoming, Minnesota, after a May 11 911 call from an Amazon delivery driver.
- The driver reported hearing screams, went inside, told Johnson to drop the hammer, and called police.
- Deputies found the victim bleeding with two large head indentations and a bloodied hammer on a table, and she said she was struck twice.
- Johnson is charged with first-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and is held at the Chisago County Jail on a $1 million bond.
- Investigators say he admitted planning to kill his wife for several days because his business was near collapse and he believed her Social Security would be sharply reduced.