St. Louis Major Case Squad Investigations

MCS Report #763

Classification: Homicide

Requesting Agency:  Granite City Police Department

Date of Activation: 08/02/2021

Commander and Department: Lt. Ken Wojtowicz, Granite City Police Department

Deputy Report Officer and Department: Det. Kyle Bade, Shiloh Police Department

Deputy Report Officer and Department: Det. Keith Jackson, Collinsville Police Department

Victim: Ahmaad R. Nunley

Suspects: Mantia Johnson Jr, Clyde Leonard, and Larry Donell Lovett

The Granite City Police Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Ahmaad Nunley. At approximately 2:00am, officers responded to Illinois Route 3 for a report of shots fired. There officers located two people who had been shot. Both were taken to a local hospital. Ahmaad Nunley (age 30) died from his injuries. The other individual survived.

As a result of this investigation, the following individuals were charged in this case:

  • Mantia Johnson Jr (age 34) - 1st Degree Murder, Attempted 1st Degree Murder, Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Weapon by a Felon - Bond $1,000,000

  • Clyde Leonard (age 37) - 1st Degree Murder, Attempted 1st Degree Murder, Aggravated Battery with a Firearm - Bond $2,000,000

  • Larry Lovett (age 40) - 1st Degree Murder and Aggravated Battery with a Firearm - Bond $5,000,000

Major Case Squad Press Releases

"Squad Membership is Regarded Not Only as a Honor, but as an Opportunity. It is Police Work at its Purest."

- St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sunday, March 7, 1982

MAJOR CASE SQUAD OF GREATER ST. LOUIS
1700 N Hwy 67
Florissant, Missouri 63031
(314) 831-7000
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The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supporting multi-agency homicide investigations across the St. Louis region.
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