KARLEY'S KILLER: GUILTY THEN, GUILTY NOW
When retired Los Angeles County assistant fire chief Glynn Demon Johnson smashed
Karley's
head
in with a rock in 2008, he
underestimated the 6-month-old puppy's right to exist.
He also never imagined the fury of animal advocates seeking justice for her stolen life.
6/16/11 UPDATE: During Johnson's 2011 hearing at
Riverside
Superior Court, he attempted
to gain early release from his original sentence of 90
days weekend jail time plus 3 years probation. But the Judge sided with justice, reprimanding
Johnson
for his utter lack of remorse in Karley's
violent death.
YOU WERE HEARD: Karley's murder struck a chord with
Kinship
Circle followers, who wrote, called and
emailed the Riverside County District
Attorney's office, police and fire departments with a unified demand: Terminate Johnson's
job.
Book
and prosecute him to the fullest extent
allowed by law. At this hearing, the Judge
mentioned the mountain of letters received on Karley's behalf.
A probation department report and recommendation filed with the court logged Johnson's 16-
week
anger management counseling, along
with 400 hours of community service. The report
advised that Johnson NOT get early discharge from his 3-year probation term. Johnson is now
ordered
to finish official probation that ends on
April 1, 2013.
4/2/10 UPDATE: Glynn Demon Johnson, 55, a retired
Los Angeles County assistant fire chief, beat Karley, a neighbor's 6-month-old puppy, so
badly that
she had to be euthanized. He was sentenced to 90 days weekend jail time and 3
years probation. Johnson could have received a maximum 4 years in state prison for his
conviction
of felony animal cruelty.
Karley, a German shepherd mix adopted by Johnson's former neighbors, Jeff and Shelley
Toole,
had escaped from her yard and darted across the defendant's property on 11/3/08.
Johnson testified that he took Karley from neighbor Travis Skaggs, to spare the man a walk to
the Toole residence. As he led Karley by the collar, she whipped around and bit him on the
wrist,
Johnson said.
Karley clamped down on his right thumb, "filleting" it. So he picked up a rock and struck
the dog
until she went limp. Skaggs testified that
Karley showed no signs of aggression. He said
Johnson grabbed the top and bottom portions of the dog's mouth and pulled, as if trying to
snap
Karley's jaws.
Skaggs said he tried to intervene, but Johnson ignored him, slamming a rock into Karley's
head 10
to 15 times.
3/8/10 UPDATE: Your persistence helped turn a
sluggish
case into an arrest and charges.
Johnson was found guilty and scheduled for sentencing
on
March 8, 2010. Your diligence shed light on the long-term repercussions of animal violence.
Johnson
has a history of rage impulse control
issues, including an attack on his own daughter, 14, in
their
backyard.
1/26/10 UPDATE: Former L.A. County assistant fire
chief
Glynn Johnson stands convicted of
felony animal cruelty and use of a deadly weapon to
commit
a felony for fatally battering 6-month-old German shepherd mix Karley with a 12-pound rock
outside
his Riverside, Calif. home on 11/3/08.
Karley's shattered jaw and other wounds led to her
euthanasia.
**THIS ACTION ALERT IS CLOSED**
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