Baltimore aunt Nicole Johnson, 33, 'caught driving with decomposing bodies of children in trunk for a YEAR'

A BALTIMORE aunt is now in police custody after she was found to have allegedly been driving a car with the dead bodies of her 7-year-old niece and 5-year-old nephews inside for over a year.

When police pulled over Nicole Johnson, 33, on Wednesday night for a routine traffic stop, they weren't expecting to make the gruesome discovery in her trunk.

"This truly was a devastating incident – one that not only shocked our community to its core, but significantly affected our patrol officers, forensic technicians, and detectives," said Baltimore County Police Chief Melissa Hyatt.

"I am grateful that the harrowing details of this case were thoroughly and quickly uncovered, resulting in an expeditious closure to this tragedy," she continued in the statement.

"I want to commend all of our Baltimore County Police Department members who worked tirelessly throughout this investigation to bring justice to these innocent, young victims."

Johnson is alleged to have hidden her 7-year-old niece's body, Joshlyn Marie James Johnson, in a briefcase in her car trunk for over a year.

In May of this year, Johnson is then alleged to have stuffed her 5-year-old nephew, Larry Darnell O’Neal, next to his sister.

Police discovered the decomposing brother and sister weighing just 21 and 18 pounds, meaning they were likely malnourished before their death, according to WBAL.

Authorities claim that Johnson's sister Dachelle had asked her to look after her kids in 2019 when she was unable to take care of them.

According to court filings, Johnson began growing angry with her niece, hitting Joshlyn several times.

This forced the little 7-year-old to hit Johnson back in the head – but Johnson retaliated, allegedly telling police she put her niece's body in a suitcase in her car in May 2020 and leaving her in her car ever since.

Johnson is then purported to have told police that she put Larry's body in a bad next to Joshlyn over a year later, but neglected to tell them when he passed or how.

The two children's bodies were taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine a cause of death.

Police have charged Johnson on Friday with multiple counts of neglect and child abuse charges, and failing to report their deaths to authorities as well ass illegally disposing of their bodies.

"The investigation into this atrocious crime will not stop until those responsible are brought to justice," added Hyatt.

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