Man accused of Dubuque murder now charged with robbery

A man accused of fatally shooting a Dubuque man last month now also is charged with robbery. 24 year old Aaron Johnson, of Chicago, is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery. The charges stem from the February 7th fatal shooting of 31 year old Lonnie Burns. Johnson was arrested February 23 in Chicago on the first-degree murder charge. If convicted on the charge, Johnson faces a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. The first-degree robbery charge was added to Johnson’s trial information in the case last week. Reports related to the robbery charge state that Johnson intended to commit a theft and an assault upon Burns on February 7 or intended to commit a theft and threaten or purposely put Lonnie Burns in fear of immediate serious injury.