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Mother of missing Tempe baby has to keep lawyer
Mar. 17, 2010 01:19 PM
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Johnson's lip quivered at the mention of her son, but she otherwise sat quietly in shackles and answered Ryan's questions with one-word responses.

Ryan granted Smith's motion to excuse Johnson from attending future hearings in her case except during trial or when otherwise ordered to do so. He also denied a motion by Smith to ban video and still cameras from the courtroom.

Smith had said the media coverage would taint potential jurors and deny her client the right to a fair trial, while media attorneys argued it was their clients' constitutional right to record the proceedings for the public and that any tainted jurors can be vetted before the trial.

Police don't know whether Gabriel is alive.

Elizabeth Johnson, mother of missing baby Gabriel, appears for a hearing in Maricopa County Superior Court on Wednesday.


Article:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/03/17/20100317missing-baby-court-hearing.html

 

Mother of missing baby has to keep her lawyer
March 17, 2010 - 1:52PM
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In her motion, Johnson wrote that Smith was "inadequately representing" her, adding that Smith had discussed the case of an unrelated client with her and that she thought Smith had been discussing her case with others.

Judge Timothy Ryan denied Johnson's request to fire Smith at a hearing Wednesday, telling her why Smith didn't file a motion to change her release conditions, and that she has been acting properly as her attorney.

"Right now the reality is they have a case involving baby Gabriel, and the police want to know where baby Gabriel is located," Ryan said. "So when your attorneys come to you with requests for information from the police ... the reason they're doing that isn't to pressure you, it's their ethical responsibility to talk to you about those things."

Elizabeth Johnson, left, mother of missing baby Gabriel, reacts to Judge Timothy J. Ryan as he mentions the infant, as she sits next to her attorney Vanessa Smith during a hearing in Maricopa County Superior Court Wednesday, March 17, 2010, in Phoenix.


Timeline: The search for baby Gabriel
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/page/babygabriel

Article:
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/151959

 

Baby Gariel's mom asks to fire attorney
Posted on March 17, 2010 at 5:36 PM
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The mother of a missing boy last seen here in San Antonio was in court in Phoenix Wednesday.

Elizabeth Johnson asked the judge to fire her attorney Vanessa Smith.

Johnson says Smith does not file the motions she requests and pressures her to do things she doesn't want to.

That request was denied.

Video: Baby Gariel's mom asks to fire attorney 0:27
*Clips from today's hearing included!
http://www.kens5.com/video?id=88267467&sec=547077

&#8226;IN DEPTH COVERAGE: Follow the search for Baby Gabriel
http://www.kens5.com/news/in-depth/baby-gabriel/

Article:
http://www.kens5.com/news/local/Baby-Gariels-mom-asks-to-fire-attorney-denied-88267467.html

 

Mother of missing baby has to keep lawyer
March 17th, 2010 @ 11:15am
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A Phoenix judge on Wednesday refused to fire the lawyer defending the mother of an Arizona baby who has been missing for nearly three months.

Elizabeth Johnson, 23, had asked the judge to dismiss attorney Vanessa Smith, saying in a motion handwritten on notebook paper that Smith ``does not file motions I request and pressures me to do what she wants.''

Johnson's son, Gabriel, was 8 months old when he was last seen in late December in San Antonio, and police don't know whether he's alive. Johnson, who remains in jail, has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping, child abuse and custodial interference in the case.

Elizabeth Johnson, left, mother of missing baby Gabriel, reacts to Judge Timothy J. Ryan as he mentions the infant, as she sits next to her attorney Vanessa Smith during a hearing in Maricopa County Superior Court Wednesday, March 17, 2010 in Phoenix. Johnson had refused to leave her cell for a court hearing last week, but Judge Timothy Ryan ordered deputies to "use any means necessary" to get her to Wednesday's hearing. The 23-year-old Johnson is being held in Maricopa County jail in connection with her son Gabriel's disappearance.










Elizabeth Johnson, left, mother of missing baby Gabriel, looks at her attorney Vanessa Smith, as Johnson appears for a hearing in Maricopa County Superior Court Wednesday, March 17, 2010, in Phoenix.


PHOTOS: Elizabeth Johnson in court 1-6
http://www.ktar.com/?sid=1275145&nid=237

Article:
http://www.ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=1274970

 

RAW: Baby Gabriel's dad reacts to Johnson's court appearance

http://www.azfamily.com/video/featu...ts-to-Johnsons-court-appearance-88265912.html

 

Video: Mother of missing Arizona baby has to keep lawyer 4:42
http://www.azfamily.com/video/?id=88166277&sec=507087

RAW: Baby Gabriel's dad reacts to Johnson's court appearance 6:02
A RAW phone interview with Logan McQueary, Baby Gabriel's father, by 3TV reporter Mike Watkiss who talks to him about Elizabeth Johnson's court appearance on Wednesday.
http://www.azfamily.com/video/featu...ts-to-Johnsons-court-appearance-88265912.html

 

News: Baby Gabriel's Mom Denied New Attorney; She Actually Showed Up for Court This Time
Wednesday, Mar. 17 2010 @ 1:13PM
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Court spokesman Vincent Funari tells New Times the judge didn't offer much of a reason for denying her request but rather explained to Johnson how criminal proceedings work.

Johnson is scheduled to be in court again on April 16.

Article:
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2010/03/baby_gabriel_mom_denied_new_at.php

 

Private Investigator: 'Elizabeth Johnson Wasn't Alone'
Multiple Witnesses Say Johnson Had Male Company In San Antonio
POSTED: 8:03 pm MST March 17, 2010
UPDATED: 8:34 pm MST March 17, 2010
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The newest private investigator to join the search for baby Gabriel says he has made significant progress. Ken Gamble, of Gamble Investigations Inc., interviewed several witnesses in San Antonio who said Elizabeth Johnson had a male companion starting the first night she was in San Antonio.

Gamble was in the audience during a hearing Wednesday morning in Phoenix, when a judge denied a request from the mother of missing baby Gabriel Johnson for a new lawyer.

Gamble wanted to meet with Johnson, but she has yet to agree. But even without that meeting, Gamble told CBS5 that there is no evidence that Johnson killed Gabriel. He said everything points to her giving him up in an underground and illegal adoption. Gamble remains confident Gabriel is still in the United States.

Article:
http://www.kpho.com/news/22872753/detail.html

 

Lost baby's mom loses court fights
Johnson seeks to have her attorney replaced
Mar. 18, 2010 12:00 AM
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Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of Baby Gabriel, who has been missing since December, lost two legal skirmishes in Maricopa County Superior Court on Wednesday, including one over who will represent her.

Johnson had asked for a new defense attorney, based on arguments that her current court-appointed lawyers are not attentive enough to her needs. Judge Timothy Ryan denied her request, as well as a second from her attorney to keep news and television cameras out of the courtroom during Johnson's appearances.

Regarding motions Vanessa Smith would not file, the judge informed Johnson that before he could reconsider her terms of release - she is being held on $1 million bond - there must be new facts to present. Johnson's lawyer could not, at Johnson's whim, just ask again for something that had already been denied, Ryan said.

Johnson said she also felt that her lawyer was conveying information about her case to other clients in jail.

Cameras are regular fixtures in criminal courtrooms, with state and federal laws permitting them fundamentally established.

Article:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2010/03/18/20100318johnson0318.html

 

Missing baby's mom in court 1:39
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Missing baby's mom in court 1:39
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Video: Johnson Requests To Remain In Her Jail Cell 3/18/10 2:14
http://www.kpho.com/video/22873579/index.html

 

Baby Gabriel's Dad Appears On Radio Show
Logan McQueary Talks Fundraising Efforts, Upcoming Move To San Antonio
POSTED: 1:39 pm MST March 19, 2010
UPDATED: 1:58 pm MST March 19, 2010
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The father of missing baby Gabriel Johnson was a guest on a local radio station's morning show Friday to discuss his efforts to raise funds to aid in the search for his son.

Logan McQueary was interviewed on KWSS' Morning Infidelity show while at an event to raise money to help find his son, who was last seen Dec. 26, 2009, with the boy's mother, Elizabeth Johnson, in San Antonio, Texas.

As part of the fundraiser, which was held at a T-Mobile store in Scottsdale, McQueary was auctioning off a signed football and raffling "Team Gabriel" T-shirts signed by Alice Cooper.

"Most of the money's been going towards helping find Gabriel," McQueary said at the event. "The unfortunate thing is that everything does cost money, and looking into people and doing background checks &#8230; costs a lot of money."

McQueary also said that he's hopeful his son will be found. "We have a lot of confidence in everything that we're doing, and we're getting a lot closer to finding him," he said.

He also said he plans to move to San Antonio on March 28 to continue the search for his son. McQueary said he's already found a job and a place to live.

Article:
http://www.kpho.com/news/22891330/detail.html

 

Gabriel's mom had male companion in San Antonio, private investigator claims
Posted on March 19, 2010 at 7:30 AM
Updated yesterday at 7:30 AM
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She came here with her son, but left alone, setting off a massive search for Baby Gabriel.

Now, an inside look at Elizabeth Johnson's stay in San Antonio is emerging.

A new private investigator working on the case says he discovered Johnson had a male companion while here.

But just who that man was and how he interacted with her is not clear, the investigator said.

Article:
http://www.kens5.com/news/Gabriels-...nio-private-investigator-claims-88546702.html

 

Fundraiser Set for Baby Gabriel Search
April 10 at Toby Keith's Bar and Grill
Updated: Monday, 22 Mar 2010, 9:15 PM MDT
Published : Monday, 22 Mar 2010, 9:15 PM MDT
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Toby Keith's Bar and Grill in Mesa is another business lending their support to the father of missing baby Gabriel.

Toby Keith's Bar is teaming up with Jessica's Law Now to help raise money for Logan McQueary.

On April 10, the bar will host a live auction and benefit concert featuring country artist Nick Nicholson.

All the funds raised will go to paying for the search efforts.

"All of this money we're raising is going all towards my son to help find him, helping the PI. He's donating all of his time he flew from Australia to here to help us out. His team has been looking all over the place for him and going on different leads that they have," says McQueary.

Article:
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/local/mesa/fundraiser-baby-gabriel-search-3-22-2010

 

McQueary: I Am Baby Gabriel's Dad
Toby Keith's Bar And Grill To Host Fundraiser April 10
POSTED: 11:07 am MST March 24, 2010
UPDATED: 11:20 am MST March 24, 2010
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The paternity allegations recently surfaced on a blog. Nevertheless, Gabriel's father, Logan McQueary, and his attorneys said they have all they need to prove McQueary is the boy's father. McQueary even offered a baby photo of himself, saying the similarities between his appearance at that age and Gabriel's are even more proof he's the father.

McQueary, who is moving to Texas, and his attorneys said they regretted they had to take time out of the search for Gabriel.

This isn't the first time Gabriel's paternity has been called into doubt. When Johnson and Tammi Smith, who wanted to adopt Gabriel, went to the courthouse to file custody paperwork, Johnson listed Craig Cherry as a potential father of her baby.

Cherry, who is Smith's first cousin, told police that he had never met or spoken with Johnson. Police said they have evidence that Smith filled out the paperwork, knowing Cherry could not be the father, put his name down anyway.

Logan McQueary (left) says the resemblance between his baby picture and photos of his son Gabriel (right) is more proof that he is Gabriel's biological father.


Article:
http://www.kpho.com/news/22932335/detail.html

 

Video: Baby Gabriel's dad packing his bags and moving to Texas 3/23/20 9:49pm 1:48
Logan McQueary is moving to San Antonio, Texas this weekend so that he can be closer to the search for his missing child.
http://www.azfamily.com/video/?id=88985622&sec=528732

 

Baby Gabriel's mother due back in court today
Posted on March 26, 2010 at 6:48 AM
Updated today at 7:08 AM
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The mother of Baby Gabriel, the Tempe baby who's been missing for three months now, is due back in court this morning.

Video: Baby Gabriel's mother due back in court today 1:20
http://www.azfamily.com/video/?id=89261932&sec=507087

Article:
http://www.azfamily.com/news/Baby-Gabriels-mother-due-back-in-court-today-89261932.html

 

UPDATED: Baby Gabriel's Dad Awarded Sole Custody
POSTED: 10:35 am MST March 26,2010
UPDATED: 5:27 pm MST March 26,2010
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Logan McQueary was awarded sole legal custody of missing baby Gabriel Johnson during a custody hearing late Friday morning.

Johnson never made eye contact with McQueary. This was the first time the baby's parents had seen each other in person since the boy's disappearance. McQueary appeared visibly upset at being in the same room with Johnson. Throughout the hearing, McQueary welled up with tears. He appeared particularly upset when Johnson refused to give any information on the baby.

In the next few weeks, Superior Court Michael McVey will consider holding Johnson in contempt of court for failing to answer his questions during the civil hearing today. Her attorney believes she will not be held in contempt because of the circumstance of her concurrent criminal case and her constitutional right not to incriminate herself.

Logan McQueary, Elizabeth Johnson


RAW VIDEO: Elizabeth Johnson At Custody Hearing 11:18
Baby Gabriel's mom, Elizabeth Johnson, testifies at a custody hearing in Phoenix.
http://www.kpho.com/video/22969905/index.html

RAW VIDEO: Logan McQueary At Custody Hearing 11:05
Baby Gabriel's dad, Logan McQueary, testifies at custody hearing in Phoenix.
http://www.kpho.com/video/22969390/index.html

RAW VIDEO: Baby Gabriel's Dad Awarded Custody 6:27
Closing arguments are heard in a Baby Gabriel custody case in Phoenix.
http://www.kpho.com/video/22970017/index.html

VIDEO REPORT: Father Awarded Custody Of Baby Gabriel 3:24
A judge awarded custody of a still-missing Arizona baby to the boy's father on Friday.
http://www.kpho.com/video/22971003/index.html

VIDEO REPORT: McQueary Gets Sole Custody Of Baby Gabriel 1:42
Logan McQueary, the father of missing baby Gabriel Johnson, is awarded full custody of Gabriel. The boy's mother, Elizabeth Johnson, was awarded no parenting time.
http://www.kpho.com/video/22967709/index.html

VIDEO REPORT: Baby Gabriel's Mom To Appear In Court 1:00
Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of missing baby Gabriel Johnson who was last seen in San Antonio, Texas, is due in court for a custody hearing.
http://www.kpho.com/video/22965289/index.html

Article:
http://www.kpho.com/news/22966714/detail.html

 

UPDATED: Missing Baby's Parents Fight for Legal Custody
Updated: Friday, 26 Mar 2010, 6:16 PM MDT
Published : Friday, 26 Mar 2010, 8:47 AM MDT
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Elizabeth Johnson and Logan McQueary, Gabriel's parents, came face-to-face for the first time since the baby disappeared. In court Friday, not once did they appear to make eye contact.

When the judge questioned Johnson, she pleaded the 5th Amendment eight times, saying through tears, "I invoke my right to remain silent." Johnson is already facing kidnapping and child abuse charges, and refused to say anything more on the whereabouts of her baby. She previously told McQueary she killed Gabriel.

McQueary admitted to burglary, probation violations, and drug use, including cocaine, LSD, marijuana, mushrooms and methamphetamine. But he says he's clean now. Given the choices, the judge ruled: "Awarding Logan Scott McQueary sole legal custody of the party's minor child Gabriel Scott Johnson."

*2-Videos Included In Article! (FOX 10's Ron Hoon reports.)

Article:
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/local/phoenix/johnson_custody_case_032610