A Chicago man has pleaded guilty on July 20, 2026, to federal charges after shooting a federal law enforcement officer and a service canine during the execution of an arrest warrant. Tarrion Johnson, 23, was wanted on Illinois state charges of attempted murder and attempted robbery when members of the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force attempted to apprehend him at an apartment building in the 5200 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago on June 2, 2022.
According to prosecutors, officers announced themselves as police with an arrest warrant before entering the apartment unit where they encountered Johnson holding a firearm. Johnson ignored commands to put down his weapon and shot a Senior Inspector United States Marshal as well as a service canine. He then fired at a Special Deputy United States Marshal, striking the deputy’s ballistic shield.
Johnson fled from the residence but was quickly arrested by law enforcement officers. He later pleaded guilty to federal charges including attempted murder of a federal officer and using and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence involving bodily injury.
The plea announcement was made by Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, along with Ryan Whalen, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI. The U.S. Marshals Service and Chicago Police Department provided substantial assistance in this case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Timothy Chapman and Branka Cimesa are representing the government.
U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey has scheduled Johnson’s sentencing hearing for Nov. 17, 2026.