Flea market vendor dies after car ramming over alleged refund dispute

30 Sep 2026 • 9:40 PM MYT
The Independent
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Flea market vendor dies after car ramming over alleged refund dispute

  • Zarick Lamont Johnson, 41, has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly killing a flea market vendor with a van in Warren, Michigan.
  • The fatal dispute began at the County Line Trade Center after Johnson returned a power washer he believed was broken to vendor Mirhad Cehic.
  • Prosecutors state Johnson assaulted Cehic's brother before repeatedly driving a van into Cehic, pinning the 59-year-old victim against a wall.
  • Bystanders held Johnson at the scene until authorities arrived, and Cehic was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
  • Johnson pleaded not guilty to murder and assault charges, was denied bond, and is due back in court on October 13.

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