Kendrick Johnson’s parents guilty in civil disobedience trial

[mfcorey1]

The parents of a Valdosta teen whose body was found two years ago inside a rolled-up gym mat were found guilty Wednesday of blocking courthouse access during a protest related to questions over their son’s death.

Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson, along with five other family members, received a one-year suspended sentence, avoiding jail time and fines. In a statement, Jacquelyn Johnson said she and her husband “would go to jail for our child. We’ll even die for our child.”

“Wouldn’t any parent do the same?” she said.

The family’s protest, held in April 2013 outside the Lowndes County Courthouse, was designed to pressure the local sheriff’s office to release the investigative file of their 17-year-old son’s death, ruled an accident by local and state law enforcement. The Johnsons’ attorney, Chevene King, noted that Kendrick’s file was released the following week.

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/kendrick-johnsons-parents-guilty-in-civil-disobedi/njym2/

[JustAnotherGen]

1. Good for Mrs. Johnson!

She needs to keep up the pressure. This just makes the whole corrupt bunch of dirtbags running things there look even worse.

With alll I've read about this case - the Johnson family has a long road ahead of them.

[mfcorey1]

2. What is so ironic is today the Friendship Nine were exonerated in

a Carolina court of participating in a sit in many years ago. Today, a Valdosta court finds them guilty of protesting the inaction on the case in the death of their son. Valdosta law enforcement has not been nice to this family at all. I guess the verdict was to teach them a lesson about not accepting what has been a whitewash.

[daredtowork]

5. They should ask for the Governor to pardon them right away

So this record doesn't mess wth any employment applications, licenses, security clearances, etc.

[JustAnotherGen]

7. That's not lost on me

[butterfly77]

3. K&R..

[rbrnmw]

4. how low can they get?

disgusting that they were even charged let alone being convicted!!!!!

[Blue_Tires]

6. Sadly, it's clear beyond a doubt that

Lowndes County and the State of Georgia just want this whole thing to go away...

[mstinamotorcity2]

8. Screw that it should

have been a dismissal!!!!!!!!!