Christopher J. Johnson is accused of raping and kidnapping two young girls.A 46-year-old man accused of raping and kidnapping two young girls is a “person of interest” in connection with a search for human remains in Lookout Valley.
Christopher J. Johnson was booked into Hamilton County on July 4 on charges of aggravated rape and especially aggravated kidnapping. Bond was set at $151,000 bond.
At a preliminary hearing on July 11, General Sessions Court Judge Ron Durby sent the case to the grand jury and raised Johnson’s bond to $500,000, records show.
On July 14, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office investigators began searching an area near Cash Canyon Road in Lookout Valley, where the bones of a 33-year-old homicide victim were found more than six years ago.
Melissa “Missy” Ward was reported missing on Nov. 2, 2004. Two months later, her body was found by a local defense attorney when he was looking at a home to purchase near Cash Canyon Road.