One of the men accused of killing two teenagers in a drive-by shooting in Thurston County is wanted out of California for carjacking and assault charges.
Jaden Hawk Johns, 20, had a hearing scheduled in Thurston County Superior Court on Friday to confirm that he is the same person listed in a $85,000 warrant issued by the State of California in September.
In that case, Johns faces one count of carjacking — similar to a robbery charge in Washington state — and inflicting bodily injury with a firearm — similar to Washington’s first-degree assault charge.
Court documents indicate that the incident occurred March 11 and that charges were filed May 2 in the Superior Court of Mendocino County.
The details of the incident that led to the charges were not publicly available as of Friday afternoon.
Johns has been in the Thurston County Jail on a no-bail hold since Nov. 20.
Johns and his Thurston County co-defendant, Trequanne Trenelle Wilson-Mason, 20, are accused of murdering brothers Alexander Borgen, 16, of Lacey, and Deven Borgen, 17, of Rainier, in a drive-by shooting on Friday, Nov. 14.
Wilson-Mason allegedly admitted to police that he mistook Alexander Borgen for a different man accused of shooting Wilson-Mason’s house and dog in October.
Johns is accused of driving the SUV from which Wilson-Mason allegedly shot the Borgen brothers.
Both suspects have pleaded not guilty to all charges and are being held in the Thurston County Jail without bail until their cases are resolved.
The trial is scheduled to begin April 27. A review hearing is scheduled for Feb. 25.
Johns will be extradited to California only after his local case is completed.
