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Police are looking for two men wanted in connection with the murder of Comancheros associate Levi Maurice Johnson and are releasing their identities to the public.
The 23-year-old was stabbed and bled to death outside the Goodlife gym in Brisbane’s Carindale, around 1pm on Monday.
Police have arrested two of the four men believed to be responsible for the murder with the identities of the other two men wanted in the deadly attack released Wednesday.
Thomas Myler, 35, and Kyle Martin, 24, are both wanted in connection with the murder, and police are urging anyone with information on their whereabouts to come forward.
Police urged the public not to approach either man, but to call triple zero.
Kyle Martin, 24, is wanted by police for questioning in connection with the Monday murder of Comancheros employee Levi Maurice Johnson
Thomas Myler, 35, is the second man to speak to Queensland police in connection with Johnson’s murder in an ambush
Mr Johnson was killed after his Mercedes was wedged into a black Audi A3 hatchback behind him and rammed from the front by a white Nissan Patrol as he tried to exit the driveway of the Goodlife gym.
Four assailants smashed his window with a crowbar and he fled through the passenger door, but didn’t get very far when one of the men caught up with him and stabbed him in a frenzy, leaving him bleeding on the road.
One of his alleged attackers Stuart Galloway, 34, was soon arrested by police with a second 34-year-old man from Birkdale taken into custody on Wednesday.
On Monday, gyms and other Good Samaritans desperately tried to save him by staunching the wounds and using a defibrillator to resuscitate him after losing his heartbeat.
Comancheros employee Levi Maurice Johnson, 23, was stabbed to death Monday in an ambush outside a Goodlife gym in Brisbane’s Carindale. He is pictured with his sister, world champion boxer Cherneka ‘Sugar Neekz’ Johnson
Witnesses described a scene of bloody chaos as he lay over the curb, mortally wounded by numerous stab wounds to his abdomen.
Three of the attackers sped away in the Patrol, but the Audi would not start and the driver fled on foot. The two backpacks later found nearby came from the Audi, according to police.
Galloway was dramatically arrested by dog police who found him in bushes in a reserve just a few hundred yards from the attack.
The shirtless man surrendered to police and was handcuffed and put in a forensically clean suit to preserve DNA on his body and clothing.
He was charged with each illegal possession of a revolver and possession of ammunition and explosives without a license.
Galloway stood before Brisbane Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning and he was remanded in custody to appear on September 29. He has not been charged with the murder of Mr Johnson.
Stuart Galloway, 34, was dramatically arrested by canine squad police who found him in bushes in a reserve just a few hundred yards from the attack
Chief Inspector Andrew Massingham said the attack, which took place in front of members of the public, was very worrying.
“These men were extremely motivated to hunt this person,” he said at the scene on Monday.
“This incident has been fully captured on CCTV footage. I watched that CCTV and it’s confrontational and horrible.
“We don’t know the motive of what happened, whether planning was involved or whether there was an incident that escalated in nearby streets.
“What was clear was their intent to cause this person significant harm.”
‘Big Lev’, as his friends called him, had numerous tattoos on his body, including a cartoon character on his arm, skulls on his knees and shins, and ‘respect’ and ‘honour’ in Chinese characters on his face
Mr Johnson, although not a member of the Comancheros, was still in trouble.
On October 31 last year, he was stabbed during a brawl on the Gold Coast in an alleged arson attack.
Police at the time claimed that Mr Johnson and an associate were with a unit in Biggera Waters when a fight broke out between them and acquaintances.
He and the other man would then have left, only to return armed with the intention of setting the house on fire. However, they didn’t get that far when Mr Johnson was stabbed by a Mongolian member.
It’s unknown if the brawl and his murder are related, but police are investigating the possibility that his attackers could be linked to the rival gang.
Johnson was charged with attempted arson and dangerous conduct with a weapon, but both were dropped on Sept. 1 — less than two weeks before his death.
Five days later, he pleaded guilty to drug possession and was convicted, but no other sentence was imposed.