Jonathan Kendrick “Johnny” Lewis (October 29, 1983 – September 26, 2012), also credited as Johnny K. Lewis, was an American actor, best known for playing Kip “Half-Sack” Epps in the first two seasons of the FX original series Sons of Anarchy. Lewis also appeared in supporting roles in the films Underclassman, Alien vs. Predator: Requiem and The Runaways.
Psychopathy or Bipolar Disorder,” Says His Former Advisor
Johnny Lewis cause of death
Lewis and an 81-year-old woman were found dead at a home in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles, California on September 26, 2012. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) found the body of Lewis on the home’s driveway. The elderly homeowner, identified as Catherine Davis was found dead inside the dwelling. The woman’s death is being investigated as a homicide, in which Lewis is a suspect. According to multiple reports, police were called to the scene after neighbors heard the 81-year-old woman screaming. Neighbors told police they saw a man jump the fence on the Davis property, assault a homeowner and painter next door, then jump back over the fence. According to the LAPD, Lewis then either fell or jumped from the home’s roof, garage, or patio.
Johnny Lewis was 28 years old at the time of his death.
Johnny Lewis legal troubles.
Johnny Lewis was arrested three times between 2011 and 2012. In January, 2012 he struck two men in the head with a bottle while engaged in a fight. He pleaded no contest to charges of assault with a deadly weapon in the case. The second arrest came about six weeks after the first, with Lewis accused of attempting to break into a woman’s home. He pleaded no contest in that case as well. Considering the cases, a probation official expressed that he was “very concerned for the well-being of not only the community but that of the defendant”, that he suffered from mental health issues as well as chemical dependency, and that Lewis would “continue to be a threat to any community he may reside” in. Lewis was released from a Los Angeles County, California jail in mid-September, 2012.