A Colorado man is behind bars this week for allegedly murdering a teenage Walgreens co-worker who previously “complained” that his advances “made her uncomfortable,” according to an affidavit.
The victim, identified as 17-year-old Riley Whitelaw, had reported 28-year-old Joshua Taylor Johnson to management just last year, police say.
According to an arrest affidavit, officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department responded at approximately 6:55 p.m. on June 11 to a 911 call from a Walgreens store located at 6820 Centennial Boulevard. One of the store managers, Justin Zunino, told the emergency dispatcher that he had “found a body in the break room” and “there was blood everywhere.”
Upon arriving at the scene approximately seven minutes later, first responders located the body of a 17-year-old female, quickly identified as Whitelaw, in the employee break room. She appeared to have suffered “significant trauma to her neck area,” police said.
“There was a large amount of blood on the floor around the head of the victim,” the affidavit stated. “There were significant blood stains on the floor, cabinets, and counter of the break room. There was an identification badge on the floor and a radio earpiece on the floor near the victim’s feet. Officers observed no sign of life.”
Zunino told police that another manager contacted him at approximately 5:30 p.m. because Whitelaw had never returned from her break. Zunino returned to the store at approximately 6 p.m. to review...
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