Three Invade St. Charles Home, One Armed With AK-47, Police Say

A woman faces domestic assault charges after she and two men, one armed with an AK-47 assault rifle, showed up at a St. Charles residence and forced their way inside, police said.

Svetlana Johnson, 22, of St. Charles, was charged Thursday with third-degree domestic assault.

The resident told St. Charles police he met Johnson two months ago. She was homeless, so he allowed her to stay with him at his resident in the 1500 block of Lakeshore Drive. After they argued, he told her she had to leave.

At about 5:30 a.m. July 22, Johnson arrived at the house with two men, one of them carrying an assault rifle, police said.

Johnson knocked on the door and the man opened it. When he saw the two men and the rifle, he tried to shut the door. One of the men forced his way inside and there was a struggle, according to police.

The man yelled to his roommate, who was woken up by the struggle, to get down and call police.

When police arrested Johnson Wednesday, she told them she asked two men to come with her to get her possessions back, according to court documents. She said one had a rifle and had served in the military.

Johnson is being held in the St. Charles County jail. Bail was set at $1,500, cash only, and she is to have no contact with the victim.