Bloody Elbow · Nov 27, 2019
Third suspect arrested in connection with Aniah Blanchard kidnapping
Macon County Sheriff’s OfficeAccording to the Montgomery Advertiser David Lee Johnson Jr. 63, of Montgomery, AL, has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of Aniah Blanchard. Blanchard had been missing for a month before her probable remains were located in Macon County, AL yesterday.
Johnson was booked on a charge of hindering prosecution and is being held on a $7,500 bond. Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes declined to explain how Johnson is alleged to have hindered prosecution. A gag order has been in place regarding this case for over a week, which restricts attorneys, prosecutors and witnesses from speaking to the media.