Queensland Police say 35-year-old Thomas Myler had allegedly been on the run since Johnson was killed on Monday in broad daylight exterior a gymnasium park in Mansfield.
Detective Superintendent Andrew Massingham mentioned a member of the general public reported seeing the automobile used within the "horrific" assault on Johnson which led police to Myler's whereabouts.
He added Myler and his girlfriend had been at a Chandler residence allegedly making an attempt to bury firearms.
Myler's girlfriend is at present present process questioning and police are deciding whether or not to put any expenses in relation to aiding Myler in avoiding police custody.
Police additionally positioned a white Nissan Patrol believed to have been utilized in Monday's assault.
Officers are nonetheless trying to find 24-year-old Kyle Martin for the offence of homicide, with the circumstance of aggravation that he and Myler had been members of a legal organisation on the time.
"Now we have up to date photographs of him, there's some clear CCTV footage that we launched earlier tonight, as soon as once more we name on the general public for help he's doubtlessly armed and harmful as I suspected as we speak," Massingham mentioned.
Martin was captured on CCTV footage operating by way of the busy Carindale buying centre simply earlier than the assault.
Massingham mentioned Myler was armed previous to surrendering to police.
Police imagine Myler and Martin cut up up after the alleged assault and have stayed on the run domestically as an alternative of fleeing throughout the border.
Massingham additionally added the connection between the 2 males appeared "fractured".
"It will seem from some phrases spoken by this man that relationship was considerably fractured," he mentioned.
Earlier this week two different males, each aged 34, had been charged with homicide and associated offences over the killing.
Massingham mentioned it was believed the lads might all be linked to the "pretty unknown" 13 Kings gang, which has a presence in Capalaba.
He mentioned police believed the lads had been watching the sufferer earlier than he was attacked on Monday.
He mentioned detectives believed the sufferer realised he was being adopted and pulled into the automobile park of a Mansfield gymnasium to hunt refuge when he was allegedly attacked about 1pm on Monday.
The sufferer was allegedly pursued by a black Audi and rammed by a Nissan Patrol earlier than 5 males piled out of the automobiles and smashed the motive force's aspect window with a crowbar.
Police say they chased the sufferer as he tried to flee from the passenger door, and that he was stabbed a number of occasions within the torso by one of many males earlier than 4 of the lads fled within the Nissan Patrol.
The fifth man fled on foot.
Superintendent Massingham mentioned police had not discovered the Nissan Patrol, which they believed was nonetheless within the space.