Ex-Sheriff Shoots Salesman, Mistaking Him for Hitman
Monica Johnson-Markwork, a 51-year-old former sheriff from Cordova, Tennessee, is facing charges after allegedly shooting a door-to-door salesman, mistaking him for a hitman. Johnson-Markwork, who has a son serving a 20-year prison sentence for child rape, claimed she believed a local gang had ordered a hit on her and her son, as reported by local Memphis news outlets. The incident occurred just before noon on a Wednesday, when Johnson-Markwork spotted a man approaching her front …