Johnson trial starts

Weapons trial begins for Jonesboro school shooter Johnson:

The federal weapons trial for Jonesboro shooter Mitchell Johnson started earlier today.

In opening statements, the prosecution stated that Johnson is a heavy marijuana user and had a nickel-plated 9mm in his possession at the time of the traffic stop on New Year’s Day 2007.

The defense says that Johnson was pulled over on a bogus tip that Johnson was in possession of 100 pounds of marijuana, and that police were looking for any reason to pull him over.

The article also contained this little gem of information…

Johnson left prison with an “adjudicated” record _ meaning he could own firearms.

I really hope the state of Arkansas closed that loophole too when they fixed the law that allowed Johnson and his cohort Andrew Golden to be released.

The cop that pulled Johnson over testified that he saw Johnson driving erratically but admitted that he was looking for a legal reason to pull Johnson over.

I’ll admit the evidence against him seems pretty flimsy, but Johnson should have never set foot out of jail in my opinion.

Thanks to everyone who sent in tips.