Tampa, FL – A federal jury in Miami has brought a guilty verdict against Keenan Johnson (36, Tamarac) for perjury in a criminal case before Chief Judge Cecilia Altonaga of the United States District Court in Miami. Johnson, a former homicide detective with the Miami-Dade Police Department, was convicted of three counts of perjury for false testimony he gave under oath during an evidentiary hearing on April 4, 2022.
According to testimony and evidence presented during the five-day trial, Johnson lied under oath on several occasions during a hearing on a motion to suppress evidence. When confronted by a witness regarding a telephone number he had given to the witness, Johnson denied the number was his, denied that he had spoken to the witness over the telephone, denied he had received text messages from the witness, and denied he had used the number on police flyers.
At the conclusion of the suppression hearing, the judge asked the prosecutor to get to the bottom of the discrepancies regarding the use of the telephone number. Records obtained by investigators after the hearing ultimately showed that Johnson had the phone number for more than four years, had contact with the suppression hearing witness, had used the phone number the night before the suppression hearing for a more than 10-minute call, and had deleted the number after the suppression hearing.
Johnson faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison on each count. His sentencing hearing is set for October 3, 2025, in Miami. Johnson was indicted on July 31, 2024.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Miami and the Miami-Dade County Office of the Inspector General. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney E. Jackson Boggs Jr. of the Middle District of Florida. Boggs was appointed as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida for this case.
Keenan Johnson, a former Miami-Dade homicide detective, has been convicted of three counts of perjury for lying under oath during an evidentiary hearing in the Southern District of Florida United States District Court. The case has sparked concerns about the integrity of law enforcement and the need for accountability.
The conviction of Keenan Johnson serves as a reminder that no one is above the law, and those who break the law will be held accountable. The Grimy Times will continue to follow this case and provide updates on the sentencing hearing scheduled for October 3, 2025.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Public Corruption|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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