Johnston deputies arrest driver in hit-and-run death of 18-year-old woman

Johnston County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 23-year-old man Wednesday who had turned himself in as a suspect in a fatal hit-and-run that left an 18-year-old woman dead.

Deputies and EMS responding to a call just before 2:30 p.m. Monday found Tebria Janee Frazier on Vinson Road in Clayton, according to a news release. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Callers told deputies that Frazier had been riding on top of a white SUV before falling off and being run over, according to the release.

On Wednesday, the sheriff’s office said it had arrested James Lewis Christavian Johnson III of Clayton on charges of felony hit and run causing a death, and second-degree murder. Frazier and Johnson have a child together, the sheriff’s office said.

The white SUV Johnson had been driving was found in Greensboro, with the assistance of the Greensboro Police Department, the sheriff’s office said.

Johnson surrendered to detectives about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. He is being held under a $500,000 bond.

The sheriff’s office said the incident is believed to be “domestic related,” and the investigation continues.

This story was originally published June 29, 2021 at 8:05 AM.