CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.- (CLARKSVILLENOW) The man sought by a group of bounty hunters who shot and killed the wrong man has been arrested.
28 year old William Ellis was taken into custody Friday by Clarksville Police and is jailed on $651,000 bond.
He is charged with aggravated assault, dealing drugs, weapons, traffic and probation violations. According to the Montgomery County booking log, Ellis faces a total of 19 separate charges.
7 bounty hunters were searching for Ellis on April 24 when they shot and killed 24-year-old Jalen Johnson and wounded another man.
The bounty hunters and bail bondsmen were indicted on first-degree murder and other charges in the killing of Johnson who was unarmed when he was shot.