Armed Robbery,Assault & Battery By Mob, Criminal Conspiracy Charges

Tyrist Tyrell Johnson, age 23 of 800 East Florida Street Clinton was booked Thursday into the Laurens County Detention Center charged with armed robbery, possession of a weapon during commission of a violent crime, Assault and Battery by mob 2nd degree and criminal conspiracy. Warrants allege that on the early morning of April 7th along with 2 co-defendants Johnson did assault a victim on Laurens Street in Clinton. This act of violence caused the victim to have a seizure and injuries to the body that were treated at the Greenville Hospital. Also, did conspire to assault the victim at the location on Laurens Street.

A further warrant from another incidence alleges that Tyrist Tyrell Johnson did have a firearm in his possession while committing an armed robbery on Spring Street in Laurens on December 29 2017, Used a Taurus 40 caliber handgun to accomplish a theft of the handgun used in the crime. Committed an armed robbery on Spring Street in Lauren on December 29 2017 While in the yard of the residence used the victims own firearm to accomplish armed robbery of the victim depriving the victim of the handgun used in the commission of the crime, pointed the firearm at the victim and told him to leave in order to take the firearm. The victim referred to Johnson as “Blue” in his initial report, an alias listed for Johnson in the Laurens police department data base. The victim also made a positive identification of Johnson by viewing a photo lineup shown to him at the Laurens Police Department. Tyrist Tyrell Johnson remains in the detention center on $20k bond