Diashanique Ausha Lee Johnson

The following is based on your complainant’s review of the reports of other officers and your complainant’s own investigation: On May 23, 2026, at about 8:20pm, a Roseville Police received a report of shoplifting in progress at Wal- Mart, [ADDRESS REDACTED] W., Roseville, Ramsey County. A female customer was observed selecting a backpack, placing multiple items of merchandise inside of it and inside of a shopping cart, and then exiting the store with the full cart and without making any attempt to pay.

A baby was in the cart as well. As the woman pushed the cart (and baby) away from the store, Ofc. Elizabeth Rieffer approached her from behind. The officer touched the woman on the arm and told her to stop. Instead, the woman aimed a punch at the officer’s head, striking the officer’s arm instead, and attempted to shove the officer back. She continued to shove and strike at the officer, despite being repeatedly told that she was under arrest. Other officers eventually arrived and were able to help subdue the woman.

Videos recorded by several witnesses were recovered. A store employee said that he saw the woman strike at the officer, as the officer ordered the woman to stop. Ofc. Rieffer experienced multiple scrapes and bruises from the incident. The woman was placed in the back seat of a squad car. Sitting in the front seat, Ofc. Dennis Cook asked for her name. She responded that she did not know it and then asked to call her mother. Ofc. Cook refused to let her do so until she identified herself. She then accumulated a large amount of saliva, which she intentionally spit through the open partition toward Ofc.

Cook. It landed on the driver’s seat, inches from him. The woman identified herself first as “Jonna Baker ([DOB REDACTED]),” then “Janae Baker ([DOB REDACTED]),” and finally “Jonna Baker ([DOB REDACTED]).” She was finally identified as the defendant, DIASHANIQUE AUSHA LEE JOHNSON ([DOB REDACTED]). The defendant declined to make a statement about the incident. The defendant's criminal record includes a 2019 conviction for Assault with Deadly Weapon with Force – Possible Great Bodily Injury and a 2025 conviction for Evade Peace Officer – Disregard Safety, both in California.