Prior to being placed in Chesapeake Juvenile Services on August 31, 2015, Zhakeem was living with his mother and siblings. Zhakeem's mother, Zina Johnson, has a criminal record for charges of Possession of Cocaine, Forgery (2 counts), Uttering (2 counts) and Violation of Probation (3 counts). Zhakeem's brother, Zavier Johnson, and sister, Zenobia Johnson, both have court records. Zavier’s charges are unknown due to his record being expunged. Zenobia Johnson has an assault and battery charge and a curfew citation, both of which were dismissed.
Zhakeem sometimes obeys his mother. Zhakeem is sometimes subject to appropriate consequences for bad behavior and usually receives appropriate rewards for good behavior. His mother usually demonstrates
