Buffalo man charged for stabbing girlfriend multiple times, killing her

Jeff Jones

BUFFALO, NY – A Buffalo man who stabbed and killed his girlfriend Monday night has been arrested and charged with first-degree manslaughter.

Yesterday morning, Otis L. Johnson, Jr., 45, of Buffalo, was arraigned before Buffalo City Court Judge Andrew C. LoTempio on one count of manslaughter in the first degree (a Class “B” violent felony).

A fight between the defendant and his girlfriend occurred on Monday, December, at approximately 10:42 p.m. Johnson is accused of stabbing his girlfriend multiple times in the leg during a fight. As a result of the injury, the victim, 56, died in her apartment located on Riley Street in the City of Buffalo.

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He is facing up to 25 years in prison if convicted.


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