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| Jacob M. Johnson |
The Honorable Wayne Strothmann, Associate Circuit Judge of Henry County, presided over the arraignment which began at 3 p.m. in the Associate Circuit Courtroom.
Arraignment, with Johnson in custody at the Henry County Jail, appeared by video. A large delegation of Clinton Police Officers were present as well as other law enforcement officers and interested citizenry.
Judge Strothmann advised Johnson of rights. A not guilty plea was entered. In answer to a question posed by Judge Strothmann in regard to whether he had an attorney, Johnson said he did not. He applied for a Public Defender. Judge Strothmann continued the case to Sept. 15, 2017, beginning 9 a.m.
A probable cause statement indicates that Johnson told a citizen informant on the day after the shooting that Ian McCarthy, who murdered Officer Michael, had been wounded in his posterior through rounds being fired by Officer Michael, and was no longer in Clinton. During an interview with law enforcement on the same day, Johnson denied having recent contact with McCarthy. On Aug. 9th, when Johnson heard that McCarthy had been arrested in Urich, he observed, "How did he walk from Bucksaw, that's not where I dropped him off," indicate probable cause public record court documents.
Johnson is being held on a $25,000 cash-only bond.
Judge Strothmann advised Johnson of rights. A not guilty plea was entered. In answer to a question posed by Judge Strothmann in regard to whether he had an attorney, Johnson said he did not. He applied for a Public Defender. Judge Strothmann continued the case to Sept. 15, 2017, beginning 9 a.m.
A probable cause statement indicates that Johnson told a citizen informant on the day after the shooting that Ian McCarthy, who murdered Officer Michael, had been wounded in his posterior through rounds being fired by Officer Michael, and was no longer in Clinton. During an interview with law enforcement on the same day, Johnson denied having recent contact with McCarthy. On Aug. 9th, when Johnson heard that McCarthy had been arrested in Urich, he observed, "How did he walk from Bucksaw, that's not where I dropped him off," indicate probable cause public record court documents.
Johnson is being held on a $25,000 cash-only bond.
