GUILTY TX - Sara Mutschlechner, 20, fatally shot, Denton, 1 Jan 2016

[Elainera]

According to the charging document linked earlier, the males in the SUV said they'd like to eff the girls in Sara's car. A male in Sara's car replied that he didn't appreciate those comments. A male in the back seat of the SUV said something like, "I'll whip your *advertiser censored*." The driver said, "I'll shoot your *advertiser censored*" and bam. So it sounds like the shooter wasn't aiming for Sara - not that it makes any difference. It sounds more like an issue of disrespect than rejection - though saying "I don't appreciate those comments" isn't disrespectful.

According to Kip's post it was a guy in the SUV.

 

[eileenhawkeye]

According to Kip's post it was a guy in the SUV.

But the first sentence says that the SUV was Johnson and his friends?

Okay NM I see how I misunderstood it.

 

[GMG1999]

I am always amazed at how police work:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-...texas-new-years-murder-of-sara-mutschlechner/

 

[BrownRice]

I am always amazed at how police work:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-...texas-new-years-murder-of-sara-mutschlechner/

Yep, and now with all of the over-sharing on social media, it opens up lots of different avenues for them to find clues.

 

[jjenny]

If police had to look on twitter for clues, sure doesn't sound like anybody else in the suspect's car reported anything to the police.

 

[PastTense]

Eric Jamal Johnson has admitted to what police suspected since his arrest — he was the lone shooter in the death of 20-year-old Sara Mutschlechner. In an interview with Denton investigators in advance of his extradition from Arizona back to Texas, Johnson admitted to firing a weapon during the New Year’s Day shooting on Elm Street, according to a news release issued Friday by Denton police. As the investigation continues, several items of evidence have been recovered, including a handgun police believe is the murder weapon Johnson wielded, the release said...

Johnson, who has been cooperating with police investigators, asked that his sympathies be conveyed to Mutschlechner’s family, the release said...

“He has been cleared for extradition and we are working with the Denton County Sheriff’s Office to transport Eric back to Denton,” Kizer said in the release. “It is unknown how long this will take. However, we have 10 days to complete the process.”...

The Marines cut ties with the corporal as of Wednesday, according to Justin Smith, a spokesman for the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command. “Johnson was administratively separated from the Marine Corps under other than honorable conditions based upon the commission of a serious offense,” Smith said in a news release Friday.

http://www.dentonrc.com/local-news/...e-in-shooting-death-of-sara-mutschlechner.ece

 

[blefuscu]

Wow this idiot is a marine? This hothead is meant to go into stressful combat assignments and make judgements? Wow!

 

[Elainera]

So he seems apologetic. Is he gonna plead guilty I wonder?

 

[flourish]

So he seems apologetic. Is he gonna plead guilty I wonder?

Doubt it. I also doubt his sincerity in his apology.

 

[Sassygerl]

Wow this idiot is a marine? This hothead is meant to go into stressful combat assignments and make judgements? Wow!

He's not a true Marine. He's a **** with a street name! Not only did my husband and I go to UNT but we also have a son who is a Marine in Yuma. Crazy! So sad

 

[PastTense]

Eric Jamal Johnson is back in Denton to face a murder charge in connection with the New Year’s Day shooting death of Sara Mutschlechner.

Johnson was transported by deputies with the Denton County Sheriff’s Office from Yuma, Arizona, and arrived in Denton just before 3 a.m. Thursday. He later was arraigned at the jail and his bail was set at $1 million.

Officer Shane Kizer, spokesman for Denton police, said he had not been informed about whether Johnson had retained an attorney.

http://www.dentonrc.com/local-news/local-news-headlines/20160121-johnson-back-in-denton.ece

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.dentonrc.com/local-news/...1-trial-still-possible-in-jan.-1-shooting.ece

Eric Jamal Johnson, the former U.S. Marine charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of a local college student last New Year’s Day, remains in Denton County Jail...

Johnson has an announcement hearing scheduled for Jan. 26 in Judge Bruce McFarling’s 362nd District Court. Officials say the hearing could result in a date for a plea bargain offer or a jury trial.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Ex-Marine's trial to begin for drive-by shooting that killed UNT student

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2017/07/24/ex-marines-trial-begin-drive-shooting-killed-unt-student

Eric Jamal Johnson of Fort Worth is charged with murder. He's accused of shooting 20-year-old Sara Mutschlechner while she was driving away from a New Year's Eve party with friends.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Jury seated in Johnson's murder trial

http://www.dentonrc.com/news/news/2017/07/24/jury-seated-johnsons-murder-trial

A jury of six women and seven men has been seated in the murder trial of Eric Johnson, a former U.S. Marine accused of shooting and killing a University of North Texas student on New Year's Day 2016.

Opening statements and evidence presentation will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Judge Bruce McFarling's 362nd Judicial District Court. The jury includes one alternate juror.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

http://www.dentonrc.com/news/news/2017/07/25/emotions-run-high-testimony-johnsons-murder-trial

Although Johnson confessed to acting as the lone shooter in the incident, his attorney, Bruce Isaacks, told the jury Johnson is guilty of manslaughter rather than murder.

"I am confident that you're not going to hear credible evidence ... that Eric intended to shoot anybody," Isaacks said during opening statements.

Testimony ends, jury deliberations to start Monday in Johnson trial

During the first portion of Johnson's testimony on Thursday, he said he intended to shoot over the sedan to "diffuse" the situation. He said he didn't know he hit someone when he fired two rounds toward the moving car, which was occupied by four people, including Mutschlechner.

Paul pressed Johnson about the claim he was aiming over the vehicle.

"Were you taught in the Marines that you're supposed to shoot over the top of an enemy in hopes that they would run away?" Paul said.

"We were taught that there were no specifics," said Johnson, adding he was trained to handle situations differently depending on the circumstances.

Paul first cast doubt on the fact Johnson didn't know he shot someone until later in the day of the shooting. Johnson said he found out through either a phone call or online news reports between 8 p.m. Jan. 1 and Jan. 3. He said he couldn't recall the specific moment.

"You'd think that would really be something that sticks out in your mind," Paul told Johnson.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Johnson found guilty of murder

http://www.dentonrc.com/news/news/2017/07/31/jury-begins-deliberations-johnson-murder-trial

Eric Johnson remained stoic Monday afternoon as a jury found him guilty of murder after a three-hour deliberation.

The 21-year-old former U.S. Marine looked straight ahead in Judge Bruce McFarling's 362nd Judicial District Court as the jury convicted him of murdering 20-year-old University of North Texas student Sara Mutschlechner on New Year's Day 2016.

The case will now enter the punishment phase to determine Johnson's sentence.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Ex-Marine get 44 years in prison in killing of UNT student

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article164815872.html

The former Marine who was found guilty in the killing of a University of North Texas student early New Year’s Day 2016 was sentenced by a Denton County jury to 44 years in prison Tuesday.

Johnson will be eligible for parole in 22 years, according to the Denton County district attorney’s office.

 

[PastTense]

He should have gotten life in prison!