TheTrenchcoat Chronicles

Tag: Westside Middle School

  • Golden/Grant could be charged

    Police look into charging Golden:

    The other day I posted about how Andrew Golden/Drew Douglas Grant was denied a conceal and carry permit. Now investigators are looking into if any criminal charges could be filed. However, the only charges that could be filed would be misdemeanors.

    It’s also interesting to note that juvenile convictions that are expunged in any other case can apply to a denial of a conceal and carry permit.

    As previously mentioned Golden/Grant lied on his application about various addresses he lived at and his fingerprints also identified him as one of the Jonesboro shooters.

  • Jonesboro shooter denied permit

    Westside killer seeks handgun permit:

    Drew Douglas Grant of Evening Shade, Arkansas had applied for a conceal and carry permit but was denied by Arkansas State Police. So why is this newsworthy? It turns out that Drew Douglas Grant is the new legal name of the former Andrew Golden. The same Andrew Golden who participated in the Jonesboro massacre.

    What made him think that request would be approved? I have a gut feeling that he wanted to conceal and carry for his own protection but he had to know that request would never be approved. At least he seems to be taking the legal route rather than just going out and carrying a gun like his cohort Mitchell Johnson.

    The problem now becomes that Golden/Grant’s new identity has been made public which could lead to harassment or even worse vigilantism. Which I would imagine would be his reason for wanting the permit.

    While I believe that Golden/Grant should at least be in prison for life for what he and Johnson did this may just be a case of someone who has actually been rehabilitated. But again in my opinion rehabilitation is the exception and not the rule.

  • Mitchell Johnson sentenced

    Jonesboro shooter sentenced on drug, theft charges:

    Mitchell Johnson, he of the Jonesboro shootings, was sentenced to 12 years behind bars on state drug and theft charges. If you’ll recall Johnson was arrested for using the ATM card of a customer that dropped the card at the mini-mart that Johnson worked at.

    This sentence will be served after his 4-year federal sentence on weapons and drug charges.

  • Golden’s deposition to remain sealed for now

    Judge: Keep data secret on gunman:

    A judge has ruled that information pertaining to Andrew Golden’s deposition will remain secret until the civil trial has come to an end.

    Golden was one of the Jonesboro gunmen and is named as a defendant in a wrongful death suit.

    Since his release from prison, Golden has stayed out of the public eye, unlike his cohort Mitchell Johnson. Golden has since changed his name and attends school.

    A lawyer has argued that Golden’s information should be made public so people could be informed if a mass murderer is living in their neighborhood.

    While I think that both Johnson and Golden should be serving at least a life sentence for those that killed at Jonesboro the law it was it is and it seems that Golden has made the best of his second chance.

    Granted that his victims don’t have the luxury of a second chance but if you chase him down with ‘pitchforks and torches’ then don’t the villagers become the monster?

  • Jonesboro gunman pleads guilty to theft

    Alleged Shooter Enters Plea Out On Unrelated Charges:

    I don’t know why the headline calls him an alleged shooter. He was convicted of the crime after all.

    Anyway, Jonesboro gunman Mitchell Johnson pleaded guilty to the felony theft and fraud charges. He stole an ATM card from one of his customers at his job at the local Gas ‘n Gulp.

    Johnson is looking at 30-years in addition to the four years he was sentenced to on federal weapons charges.

  • Jonesboro gunman sentenced

    Judge sentences Jonesboro shooter to 4 years:

    Jonesboro gunman and all around dreg Mitchell Johnson was sentenced to four years in prison on federal weapons and drug charges. Johnson was looking at a max of 10 years so I am a little disappointed he only got four.

    U.S. District Judge Jimm Larry Hendren did have a message for Johnson…

    “No matter what I do today, you will have a life to live,” said the judge. “Those who died in 1998 will not.”

    Johnson is still awaiting trial on state theft charges for stealing a customer’s debit card from the gas ‘n gulp he worked at.

  • Stiff sentence wanted for Jonesboro gunman

    Strict sentencing sought in Johnson case:

    Prosecutors in the federal gun and drug trial of Jonesboro shooter Mitchell Johnson have filed a motion asking for an ‘upward departure’ in Johnson’s sentencing.

    Sentencing is scheduled for this Thursday and Johnson is looking at 10 years.

    In their request, prosecutors noted that Johnson was arrested on theft charges while awaiting sentencing on the gun charges.

  • Mitchell Johnson to be sentenced in September

    Johnson faces Sept. 4 sentencing for weapon charge:

    Jonesboro gunman Mitchell Johnson will be sentenced on federal weapons charges stemming from his Jan. 1st, 2007 arrest. He was convicted this past January. He’s looking at 10 years and a $250K fine and I expect nothing but the max. He’s in jail again on theft charges for stealing a customer’s bank card from the mini-mart he worked at.

    It’s his birthday today too. I hope your celly gave you a nice package.

  • Johnson fit to stand trial

    Jonesboro shooter fit to stand trial:

    Mitchell Johnson, he of the Jonesboro infamy, has been ruled competent to assist in his own defense for his upcoming theft trial. I don’t see why this was an issue since he was competent for his federal weapons trial.

    His trial date has been set for October.

  • Jonesboro gunman approved for psych eval

    Judge OKs mental exam for Jonesboro school shooter:

    A judge has approved defense’s request for a mental evaluation on Jonesboro gunman Mitchell Johnson.

    For what? I didn’t know you could claim insanity in a theft trial.