Suspect held in Thanksgiving day killing in Fairfield

Photo: Fairfield Police Leonard Clayton

A suspect has been arrested in the Thanksgiving Day shooting death of a man in Fairfield, police said Friday.

Leonard Clayton, 19, of Fairfield was taken into custody Thursday in connection with the slaying of Dwaine Johnson.

Johnson, 21, who lived in Fairfield was found shot numerous times on the 1900 block of Grande Circle about 9:30 p.m. Nov. 27. He died at the scene.

Clayton is on active probation and has previous “law enforcement contacts” for carrying a loaded gun in public, carrying a concealed weapon, drug possession, burglary, criminal conspiracy, possession of stolen property and gambling, said Fairfield police Lt. Stephen Crane.

Henry K. Lee is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: hlee@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @henryklee