SEDGWICK COUNTY — A man accused in a deadly Sunday morning shooting outside a Wichita nightclub made his first court appearance Wednesday.
Terrence Johnson, 33 of Wichita, is charged with 1st degree murder, two counts of aggravated battery, criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and a misdemeanor count of battery, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
Police reported the arrest just before 1p.m. Tuesday. Police have not reported details on the arrest.
At 12:30 a.m. Sunday, police were monitoring at Onyx, 10001 E. Kellogg in Wichita, when they heard multiple gunshots, according to Officer Kris Gupilan.
First responders located 23-year-old Jaylon Pete of Wichita in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds. EMS transported him to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
Two other individuals, a 26-year-old man and a 24-year-old man both of Wichita, were struck by gunfire during the shooting. They were transported to local area hospitals for treatment of serious non-life threatening injuries.
Preliminary findings from the ongoing investigation suggest that Johnson was involved in a disturbance inside the club, according to Wichita Police Lt. Aaron Moses during a Monday news conference. Johnson went outside to get a handgun and attempted to re-enter the club. but was unable to do so due to safety measured implemented by the club management.
Through extensive investigation and tips from the public, police have probable cause to believe Johnson was the shooter Sunday morning, according to Lt. Moses.
Less than thirty minutes after the deadly shooting, police responded to a domestic violence call in the 1700 Block of North Pinecrest in Wichita. During the investigation of the call, officers arrested Johnson for alleged misdemeanor criminal damage to property. Police had no information at that time Johnson was a suspect in the deadly nightclub shooting.
At 2:16a.m., officers booked Johnson into the Sedgwick County Jail for the criminal damage case and he bonded out just after 3:30a.m., according to online jail records. Police didn't identify him as a suspect in the nightclub killing until afternoon Sunday. They arrested him again late Tuesday morning, according to Gupilan.
He remains jailed on bond of one-million-500-thousand dollars, according to the district attorney's office.