A California Highway Patrol officer was arrested Tuesday for the murder of her husband two years ago.

Tomiekia Johnson, 31, was arrested by LAPD homicide detectives at noon Monday. Johnson is accused of murdering her husband, Marcus Lemons, 32, according to a felony complaint filed by L.A. County Deputy District Attorney Natalie Andomian.

Johnson is accused of fatally shooting her husband in a car on Feb. 21, 2009, near a 91 Freeway off-ramp. She then allegedly drove the car to her parents' home in Compton, where Sheriff's deputies found Lemons in the front passenger seat.

Bad Cop: CHP officer arrested for husband's murder [Video]

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