The authorities have cleared Nathan Ronan, the Lawton Police Department (LPD) officer who fatally shot Zonterious Johnson on Jan. 17, of any wrongdoing, the police chief said. “The Comanche County District Attorney’s Office has thoroughly reviewed the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation report and has cleared the officer involved of any wrongdoing,” LPD Chief James Smith said in a statement (pdf) on Monday. Johnson had been celebrating his 24th birthday in Lavish Lounge, a local restaurant and social club, before the incident, The Lawton Constitution reported. Officers who were doing a compliance check in the restaurant heard gunshots outside and went out to check. One of the officers, Ronan, identified himself as a police officer and ordered Johnson to stop. Johnson had been engaged in crossfire with another individual outside the restaurant, but fled the scene when Ronan approached. Ronan started to pursue Johnson on foot after the latter failed …