Johnny Lewis, "Sons of Anarchy" TV show actor, allegedly kills landlady then dies in fall

By: Crimesider Staff
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(CBS/AP) LOS ANGELES - Johnny Lewis, the actor who played Kip "Half Sack" Epps on the cable TV show "Sons of Anarchy," fell to his death Wednesday after apparently beating his elderly landlady to death, authorities said.

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The Los Angeles County coroner's office on Thursday identified the bodies as those of Lewis, 28, and Catherine Davis, 81.

Coroner's Watch Cmdr. Larry Deitz said he could not identify Lewis as being the actor. But the name and date of birth match, and both victims lived at the same address.

The causes of their deaths were unknown pending autopsies.

Neighbors called police Wednesday morning to report a woman screaming and three men fighting.

Officers went to a home in the Los Feliz area near Hollywood and found the body of a woman in the driveway, Sgt. Frank Preciado told the Los Angeles Times. Investigators believe she was struck or beaten.

The body of the suspected killer, who may have rented a room from the woman, was found about six feet from a wall, Preciado said.

The man climbed a wall and fought with a housepainter at a neighboring home, returned to the woman's home and climbed the wall again to fight with the painter and the owner of the second house, Preciado said.

The man apparently fell while trying to scale the wall again, Preciado said.

The men who fought with him were treated at the scene for minor injuries, he said.

Jonathan Kendrick Lewis had a career spanning more than a decade, mainly in small roles. He played Ricky in the 2007 movie "AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem" and was Dennis `Chili' Childress for two seasons on TV's "The O.C." He played Epps on FX's "Sons of Anarchy" in 2008 and 2009 episodes.

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by bbarnes5557 September 28, 2012 5:29 AM EDT: Hump d dumpty fell from a wall and all the kings men...yaddy yaddy yaddy; Reply to this comment


by easydoesitron September 28, 2012 1:52 AM EDT: God's hand came down for a moment.; Reply to this comment


by Farver4girls September 28, 2012 1:16 AM EDT: He must have been high on meth or something.; Reply to this comment


by johnlockesghost September 28, 2012 12:33 AM EDT: The perp killed himself. Excellent!; Reply to this comment


by retired_ranger September 27, 2012 10:49 PM EDT: SPEED KILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!; Reply to this comment


by SoCal_Gridlock September 27, 2012 10:30 PM EDT: This is the most confusing report I've ever read. Is the wall okay?; Reply to this comment


by Lindag20 September 27, 2012 9:51 PM EDT: So is the landlady allegedly dead?; Reply to this comment


by XenuEtrawl September 27, 2012 7:19 PM EDT: @TheInternetPolice: Yes, Johnny Lewis had been a scientologist for some years, as have his parents. A pity, too, he might have seen a shrink otherwise.; Reply to this comment


by Valhalla0907 September 27, 2012 6:02 PM EDT: The SOA cast knew he had problems, and have not commented on the tragedy. Half Sac was not supposed to die, but the actor had "creative issues" with Kurt Sutter. Some reports said he may have been using a designer drug called Smileys,whatever that is.; Reply to this comment


by nohater September 27, 2012 4:44 PM EDT: glad he is dead if he killed the elderly woman. it appears he did per this news story and fought with others at the scene. good that he is dead.; Reply to this comment