Clayton County man convicted of killing childhood friend

A Clayton County jury convicted Nicholas Lloyd Price for the 2021 killing of his childhood friend and former basketball teammate, Norman Johnson III. Prosecutors from the Clayton County District Attorney’s office said Price was found guilty of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault and a firearm-related charge tied to the felony. The case centers on a June 9, 2021 shooting at an apartment complex in Riverdale. Officers responded just before 9:45 p.m. and found Johnson with multiple gunshot wounds, with prosecutors saying he was shot 13 times. Surveillance video and cell records placed Price near the apartment, and investigators later determined robbery as the motive. Price received life in prison with parole eligibility plus five years after a four-day trial.