GRAND JURY INDICTS MANAGER OF BURGER KING FOR MURDER IN
THE DEATH OF A 16 YEAR OLD YOUTH DURING A SHOOTOUT IN THE
RESTAURANT’S PARKING LOT

Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced today that the manager of a Burger
King restaurant has been indicted for murder for his alleged involvement in a shootout last month
in which a 16 year old boy was killed.

The grand jury indicted Ronald Johannes, 45, of 3331 Wickham Avenue, the Bronx on
one count of Murder in the 2nd degree, one count of Manslaughter in the 1st degree, one count of
Criminal possession of a weapon in the 2nd degree, three counts of Criminal possession of a
weapon in the 3rd degree, and one count of Reckless endangerment in the 1st degree.

Johannes, manager of a Burger King Restaurant at 3500 Boston Post Road, was charged
with “intentional murder” in causing the death of Shacka Walcott on November 11, 2006.
Johannes is scheduled to be arraigned on the indictment on January 26, 2007 in State Supreme
Court Part A. He is being held without bail and is facing a maximum sentence of 25 years to life
imprisonment if convicted of the most serious charge of Murder in the 2nd degree. In addition to
the charges related to the fatal shooting, Johannes was also indicted on weapons charges resulting
from the execution of a search warrant at his home following his arrest.

The fatal shooting occurred in the parking lot of the crowded Burger King on a Saturday
evening at approximately 7:30 P.M. Investigators said the defendant and victim were engaged in
a heated argument when they started shooting at each other. Johannes was wounded. Walcott
was killed. The deadly shootout was the culmination of a simmering dispute that had begun a
week earlier at the restaurant when the deceased spat at the defendant during a pushing and
shoving altercation. Walcott was upset because Johannes had refused to serve him because the
restaurant was closed.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Lawrence Piergrossi.