Tampa police locate missing woman’s vehicle
TAMPA — Tampa police this morning found the vehicle belonging to missing woman Jennifer Denise Johnson.
The black Infiniti was parked in the parking lot of Oak Park at 5215 E 15th Ave., said police spokeswoman Laura McElroy.
Crime scene technicians were processing the vehicle for clues this morning.
Meanwhile, ex-boyfriend Vincent Brown Jr. (pictured), 38, turned himself in at the Orient Road Jail late Sunday on a violation of probation charge, after seeing news coverage about Johnson’s case.
Brown had been considered a "person of interest" in Johnson’s disappearance ever since the estranged couple were seen arguing Friday night, Tampa police said. So far, he has been uncooperative, McElroy said.
Johnson, 31, wasn’t at home for the birthday party she planned for her 2-year-old daughter Saturday afternoon, according to the Tampa Police Department. That’s when her family knew something was wrong.
Johnson was last seen arguing with Brown at the Apollo Club at 5110 N 40th St. at 11 p.m. Friday. At 3 a.m. Saturday, Johnson went with Brown to his parent’s home on E Cayuga Street, police said.
Her family reported her missing at 7:55 p.m. Saturday.
Chandra Broadwater, Luis Perez and Rebecca Catalanello, Times staff writers
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