On January 30th, 2022, John Henderson Walton was arrested in connection to the murders of 30-year-old Alexis Parson and 15-year-old Malik El-Ameen that took place several days before.
Parson and El-Ameen were positively identified by the Contra Costa County Coroner’s Office. It was determined both died from blunt force trauma.
Walton Jr. is currently in police custody and is being held at the Martinez Detention Facility on a no-bail warrant for murder. Additional information learned through the course of this investigation revealed that Walton had a non-extraditable warrant for his arrest for a domestic violence-related incident out of Georgia.
Following the autopsy, the Coroner confirmed that Parson was not pregnant. This case is being presented to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022 for formal charges.
- FILE: 22-000688
- INCIDENT: Double Homicide
- DATE OF INCIDENT: January 29, 2022
- TIME OF INCIDENT: 8:18 p.m.
- LOCATION: 2100 block of Lemontree Way
- VICTIM: Malik El-Ameen (15-years-old)
- Alexis Parson (30-years-old)
- ARRESTED: John Henderson Walton Jr (34-years-old)
Editors Note:
Antioch City Councilwoman Tamisha Torres-Walker took to social media saying she lost a friend, her unborn child and her teen to senseless violence. According to Antioch Spokesperson Darryl Saffold, he said after the coroners investigation, the mother was not pregnant and did not appear to ever be pregnant.
Original Release
ANTIOCH, CA — On January 29th 2022, at approximately 8:18 PM, Antioch Police Department Dispatch received a request for a welfare check on the 2100 block of Lemontree Way. A concerned citizen had not seen or heard from their neighbor in several days and was worried about them.
At approximately 8:21 PM, Antioch Officers arrived in the area and looked through a window to the apartment, when there was no answer at the front door. Upon looking through the window, Officers could see a black 15-year-old juvenile unresponsive on the floor.
Due to the concern for life, Officers forced entry into the apartment and found the juvenile was deceased. Worried for any other occupants inside the apartment, Officers searched for other people and located a 30-year-old female deceased in an upstairs room. Both victims were suffered from obvious trauma and this incident was determined to be a homicide.
Antioch Investigators and Crime Scene Investigations Unit responded to the scene and were able to develop suspect information, which was broadcast to other police agencies throughout the Bay Area.
An alert Redwood City officer located the suspect at a train station in Redwood City and took him into custody.
It was determined through this investigation that the 34-year-old suspect was in a relationship with the 30-year-old female and the 15-year-old male was the suspect’s biological son.
No other information is being released at this time including the names of the victims or suspect.
- FILE: 22-000688
- INCIDENT: Double Homicide
- DATE OF INCIDENT: January 29, 2022
- TIME OF INCIDENT: 8:18 p.m.
- LOCATION: 2100 block of Lemontree Way
- VICTIM: Black 15-year-old Male Juvenile (Antioch)
- Black 30-year-old Female Adult (Antioch)
- SUSPECT: Black 34-year-old Male Adult (Antioch
Additional inquiries or information can be directed to Antioch Police Detective Whitaker at (925) 779-6890 or by emailing [email protected]. Anonymous tips or information about this – or any other incident – can be sent via text to 274637 (CRIMES) with the keyword ANTIOCH
