GUILTY MI - Gary and Laura Johnson, mid-60's, Portage, Feb 2021 *son arrested*

[Flicka1]

https://www.fox17online.com/news/lo...le-victim-of-man-charged-with-killing-parents

 

[lynchmob67]

https://www.fox17online.com/news/lo...le-victim-of-man-charged-with-killing-parents

A 9pm search seems odd. Is it normal for a helicopter to search at night?

 

[MKZoo]

Wow. So crazy. I hadn’t seen this yet but my bother lives in the area and was complaining there had been a chopper overhead for over an hour. According to him, they bugged out around 10:30. What an odd time to search.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Man accused of killing Portage parents headed toward jury trial

 

[PommyMommy]

Man accused of killing Portage parents headed toward jury trial

Noting:

• On June 18, Johnson was found mentally competent and legally able to stand trial.
• Preliminary hearing was held Aug. 24 in Kalamazoo County District Court.
• The case was bound over to Kalamazoo County Circuit Court.
• Charges: two counts of open murder, two counts of felony firearm and possession of a weapon by a felon.
• Johnson is in the Kalamazoo County Jail.
• His next court date is not yet scheduled.

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 30, 2021
Man accused of killing Portage parents to undergo another mental competency exam - mlive.com
[...]

His attorney plans to argue that Johnson was insane at the time of the alleged murders, according to documents filed in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court.

Johnson will undergo an examination for criminal responsibility through the Center for Forensic Psychiatry, according to a Nov. 29 order from Judge Gary Giguere Jr.

He was previously found competent after a June 18 hearing in Kalamazoo County District Court.

[...]

Johnson is scheduled for a status conference Feb. 1 in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court. ...

[...]

 

[Angleterre]

You can find 13 of his mugshots at this link, although the charges are unknown for a few listings. Also, let's not forget he has a juvenile record that is likely sealed. I wonder if at any point the courts ever ordered mental health care as part of his sentencing? As Ms. Johnson wrote when she petitioned for a protection order on 1 Mar 2018, he clearly needed MH intervention.

Page 3: "At this point, Gary and I are concerned for our safety and others safety and we are done with allowing him to keep destroying our house and property and are concerned that he has crossed the line and has now hurt someone (me). I need him to stay away from us for a while and he needs some mental health help."

Thanks for the link to the PPOs, @PommyMommy!

Wow those eyes

 

[PommyMommy]

OCT 2, 2023

Portage man pleads to 2nd-degree murder for killing, burying parents

Nicholas Alexander Johnson, 30, will serve a minimum of 29 years for the double killing, according to the Kalamazoo County Prosecutor's Office.

www.mlive.com

A Portage man accused of killing and burying his parents in February 2021 pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder on Monday, Oct. 2.

NOV 1, 2023

Portage man sentenced to up to 69 years in prison for killing, burying his parents

A Portage man who pleaded no contest in October to killing and burying his parents was sentenced to 29 to 69 years in prison on Wednesday.This means he must ser

wwmt.com

A Portage man who pleaded no contest in October to killing and burying his parents was sentenced to 29 to 69 years in prison on Wednesday.

This means he must serve a minimum sentence of 29 years before he is eligible for parole.

NOV 2, 2023

Man who pleaded to murder of parents gets decades

A man will spend at least 29 years in prison after pleading in the shooting death of his parents.

www.woodtv.com

Nick Johnson is also considered a person of interest in the case of 17-year-old Bonifacio Pena, who vanished in 2018 after having last been seen with Nick Johnson. Williams told News 8 that Portage police are still investigating that case, but no charges are imminent.

NOV 4, 2023

Michigan man sentenced to decades in prison in his parents' 2021 slayings

A Kalamazoo County judge on Wednesday sentenced Nicholas Johnson to spend between 29 and 69 years in prison.

www.freep.com

Relatives and friends who gave victim impact statements during Wednesday's sentencing mentioned Nicholas Johnson’s mental health issues and said his parents feared him.

“It was never if Nick was going to kill them, but when,” said DR, Laura Johnson’s cousin.