FORT WAYNE, Ind. โ Police believe two people from Connersville were murdered for being police informants. Dominique Washington is charged with killing Matthew Johnson and Christina Dixon, who were working with the Richmond Police Department, according to court documents.
Johnson and Dixon's bodies were found in the St. Marys River in Fort Wayne on Sept. 20, 2024.
According to court documents, they were both confidential informants for Richmond PD. Detectives credited them with a police raid that found "a large amount of narcotics" on Sept. 10.
Richmond police told Fort Wayne police that Washington was connected to the alleged drug dealer who was arrested in the Sept. 10 raid. That suspect is listed as a witness in the court documents.
Police believe that on Sept. 19, Washington lured Johnson and Dixon into a car and made them turn off their phones. Detectives believe that "Dominique then switched vehicles, killing them along the way, and then dumping their bodies in the St. Marys River in Fort Wayne."
Police were able to track Washington's movements through traffic cameras and cellphones. Police say he used a friend's car for the initial abduction, then went back to the scene in his own vehicle.
In a press release, Richmond Police say Washington was taken into custody during a traffic stop as Indiana State Police SWAT and Richmond and Fort Wayne Police raided his home.
Police anticipate that more arrests will be made as the investigation progresses.
Washington is being held in the Allen County Jail. He was initially arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 24 on preliminary charges including murder, kidnapping, and "failure to report discovery of body with intent to hinder investigation." He has been formally charged with murder.
Richmond Police issued the following statement:
"๐๐ข๐ โ๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ถโ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐กโ๐๐ค ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ . ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐กโ๐๐. ๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐โ โ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐๐. ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐. ๐ด๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ค, ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐โ๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐๐."
