3 More Face Charges In Manassas Area Homicide: Police

MANASSAS, VA — Three people were charged in connection with aiding a homicide suspect in the Bull Run area of Prince William County, police say.

Detectives identified the three suspects and made arrests from last Friday through Wednesday. The charges relate to the Nov. 23 killing of Horace Roy Johnson, 45, of no fixed address.

Ravyn Simone Tidwell, 25, of no fixed address was charged with accessory after the fact and possession of schedule I/II drugs. Tazwell Nathaniel Blankenbaker, 52, of Manassas, and Nicholas Aaron Rojeski, 41, of no fixed address, were charged with accessory after the fact. Rojeski and Blankenbaker were held without bond, and bond information was unavailable for Tidwell.

Prince William County Police had previously identified Zahir Adbul-Rahman Mujahid, 38, of no fixed address, as the suspect. He was charged with murder, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and was held without bond.

Police had responded around 9:09 p.m. on Nov. 23 to the 8000 block of Stream Walk Lane and found a victim with multiple gunshot wounds in the parking lot. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Police searched the area but located the suspect early the next morning.

Based on an investigation, police believe the suspect and victim had a physical altercation that escalated. Police say the suspect pulled out a gun and shot the victim multiple times during the struggle.