Jonesboro Shooter Faces Theft Charge While Awaiting Sentencing
posted 10:18 am Thu February 21, 2008 - Bentonville
Mitchell Johnson, one of the men who killed five people in a 1998 school shooting in Jonesboro, faces two new felony charges for allegedly stealing a debit card as he awaits sentencing in a separate federal trial.
A federal jury convicted Johnson of a weapons charge in January. Four days later, Bentonville police arrested Johnson after officers said they found a small amount of marijuana in his possession while he worked as a clerk at a local gas station.
Charges filed Wednesday in Benton County Circuit Court allege Johnson took a debit card left by a disabled man who purchased a pack of cigarettes at a Fast Trip gas station in Bentonville. Police say the card had been used to make several purchases, including at the gas station and at a Burger King restaurant.
Johnson faces felony charges of theft by receiving and financial identity fraud. Together, the two charges carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and fines up to $25,000.
Latest Comment on Jonesboro Shooter Faces Theft Charge While Awaiting Sentencing
ThumperGal 201
11:42 am on 02/21/08
The saga never ends with this bum. He should have never been let out in the first place.
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