Body camera video released of man arrested for killings of mom, 2 kids in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE — Body camera footage has been released showing the arrest of a man charged with the murders of a Charlotte woman and her two children.

The video shows officers with the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office arresting 35-year-old Benjamin Joseph Taylor in California last month.

Taylor was wanted in connection with the deaths of 22-year-old Markayla Johnson and her two children, four-year-old Miracle and seven-month-old Messiah.

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Johnson and her children were reported missing on March 8. Their remains were found later that month inside a north Charlotte apartment, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

Taylor has been charged with three counts of murder and one count of concealment of death.

He will remain in custody in Imperial County until he is picked up by authorities from North Carolina.

A review hearing to determine if Taylor has been picked up is set for April 12.

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