May court date set for Leslie Johnson

A federal judge set a May court date for Prince George’s County Councilwoman Leslie Johnson to enter a plea on charges of destroying and hiding evidence in the corruption case against her husband, then-County Executive Jack Johnson. Her arraignment is scheduled for May 4 before Judge Peter J. Messitte, according to documents filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt.

Leslie Johnson, 59, a Mitchellville Democrat, was charged by criminal information, a legal step that often signals a defendant intends to plead guilty as part of a deal with prosecutors. She has been charged with witness and evidence tampering but hasn’t been indicted.