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Title: Dallas sniper was loner; Army sent him home from Afghanistan
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URL Source: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/dalla ... ome-afghanistan-071330425.html
Published: Jul 9, 2016
Author: Will Weissert, Reese Dunklin and Mitch W
Post Date: 2016-07-09 07:32:22 by Justified
Keywords: None
Views: 2507
Comments: 29
MESQUITE, Texas (AP) -- The Dallas sniper had been sent home from Afghanistan after being accused of sexually harassing a female, and was described as a loner who followed black militant groups on social media. Micah Xavier Johnson, who fatally shot five officers and wounded seven more before police killed him with a remote-controlled bomb on Friday, lived with family members in the blue-collar suburb of Mesquite, where he played basketball for hours at a time. Friends there said the 25-year-old black man didn't seem interested in politics, but his Facebook page suggests otherwise: He "liked" black militant groups including the African American Defense League and the New Black Panther Party, which was founded in Dallas. His photo showed him wearing a dashiki and raising his fist over the words "Black Power," and his cover shot carried the red, black and green Pan-African flag. For six years starting in 2009, Johnson served in the Army Reserve as a private first class with a specialty in carpentry and masonry, the military said. In May 2014, six months into his Afghanistan tour, he was accused of sexual harassment by a female soldier. The Army sent him stateside, recommending an "other than honorable discharge," said Bradford Glendening, the military lawyer who represented him. That recommendation was "highly unusual," Bradford said, since counseling is usually ordered before more drastic steps are taken. "In his case, it was apparently so egregious, it was not just the act itself," Glendening told The Associated Press. "I'm sure that this guy was the black sheep of his unit." According to a court filing Glendening read over the phone Friday, the victim said she wanted Johnson to "receive mental help," while also seeking a protective order to keep him away from her and her family, wherever they went. Johnson was ordered to avoid all contact with her. Glendening said Johnson was set to be removed from the Army in September 2014 because of the incident, but instead got an honorable discharge months later — for reasons he can't understand. "Someone really screwed up," he said. "But to my client's benefit." When authorities searched Johnson's home Friday they found bomb-making materials, ballistic vests, rifles, ammunition, and a personal journal of combat tactics. Dallas Police Chief David O. Brown said Johnson told negotiators before he was killed that he was acting alone and was unaffiliated with any group. The chief said Johnson cited the fatal shootings of black men by police officers in Louisiana and Minnesota, which prompted the protest march in Dallas and many other cities. View gallery This undated photo posted on Facebook on April 30, … This undated photo posted on Facebook on April 30, 2016, shows Micah Johnson, who was a suspect in t … "The suspect said he was upset with white people and wanted to kill white people, especially white officers," Brown said. Activists with Black Lives Matter, whose peaceful march police were guarding as he opened fire, repudiated the shootings, and it wasn't immediately clear if Johnson had any connection to the movement, which has disavowed violence. But one of the groups Johnson "liked" on Facebook, the African American Defense League, posted a message earlier in the week encouraging violence against police in response to the killing in Louisiana. "The Pig has shot and killed Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana! You and I know what we must do and I don't mean marching, making a lot of noise, or attending conventions. We must 'Rally The Troops!' It is time to visit Louisiana and hold a barbeque." The message was attributed to Dr. Mauricelm-Lei Millere, a leader in the organization. Another group Johnson "liked" was the New Black Panther Party, whose leaders have "long expressed virulently anti-white and anti-Semitic opinions," according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Johnson also "liked" the Nation of Islam and the Black Riders Liberation Party, which the center described as "hate groups." Among Johnson's other social media likes were groups that focus on the history and accomplishments of African-Americans, such as Black Love Matters, the Nubian Rootz Cultural Center, and I Love Black Archaeologist, a web series whose main character uses a time machine to visit famous black people. View gallery Investigators leave the home of Micah Xavier Johnson … Investigators leave the home of Micah Xavier Johnson in the Dallas suburb of Mesquite, Texas, Friday … The Dallas Police Department said Johnson's Facebook account also included information about Richard Griffin, also known as Professor Griff, who "embraces a radical form of Afrocentrism." On his Facebook page Friday afternoon, Griffin, a member of Public Enemy — an influential hip hop group known for its politically charged lyrics — said he does "not advocate killing Cops." Johnson had no criminal history, according to authorities. Local court records show his parents were divorced in 1996. He was believed to have shared a two-story tan brick home in Mesquite with family members. He graduated from John Horn High School in Mesquite, where he was a ROTC member, school district officials said. Sharon Carter, who works in the district's registrar's office and lives near Johnson's home, said she saw him occasionally wearing military fatigues as he left for Army reservist training, but never saw him armed. "They say he was standoffish in high school," Carter said. "I never really spoke to him. He kept to himself." A relative had praised Johnson on his birthday in 2014 as "definitely Army strong" on his Facebook page, calling him an "entertaining, loving, understanding, not to mention handsome friend, brother (and) son." After Johnson was killed, a relative posted on her Facebook page, "I keep saying its not true...my eyes hurt from crying. Y him??? And why was he downtown." She did not respond to Facebook messages. Friend Israel Cooper said Johnson went by "Xavier,' his middle name, had a "cool vibe," wasn't really political and seemed educated. Cooper said he and Johnson played basketball at a park near his home. "He would be out there for eight hours. Like it was his job. Just hoopin'," he said. Cooper said that when he heard the suspect was Johnson, he "was in disbelief because he's just not like a violent or rough dude." "So I was, 'Nah, it's probably another Xavier somewhere, you know,'" Cooper said. "But then, with pictures on the internet and stuff, I'm like 'OK.' " Cooper added: "It's the quiet ones that just do the most devastating stuff. You never see it coming. But then it's more expected, like 'I should have known.'" ___ Weiss reported from Greenville, South Carolina. Associated Press reporters Juliet Linderman in Mesquite; Hannah Cushman from Chicago; and Robert Burns Washington, D.C., contributed to this report. AP researchers Rhonda Shafner and Randy Herschaft also contributed to this report.
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#1. To: All (#0)
Maybe Zero should have spent as much time on black radical groups as he did on white radical groups! This is what progressives do. They separate people by groups and classes. Then they pit them against each other so they can do their dirty deeds. America use to be great! It was not perfect but no nations has ever been perfect or could be perfect. This is what progressives do not understand. Upon this mortal earth perfection can never be achieved due to corrupt man. The best we can hope for is a government that see a citizen who is equal to any other citizen no matter what class or group they are from.
This is why you can't walk into a Vet clinic without being stip searched.
I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
My guess is the girl he was stalking in the army was white. The poor nigra was never able to overcome being rejected by a white girl.
Why do you use this word? It adds zero to the debate but actually takes away from the truth. She could have been white, black or even brown. This all comes back to military boys acting as police while being blown to bits by the hidden enemy. It exacerbates mental issues. Military is for killing and destroying things.
yes whip ... hoax muhhamed love If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons - question marks are for girlie boys !
This is what progressives do not understand. ---- The best we can hope for is a government that see a citizen who is equal to any other citizen no matter what class or group they are from. --- Justified (#1) This is why you can't walk into a Vet clinic without being stip searched. --- GrandIsland What veterans clinic do you go to where they strip search? Are you a veteran of any of our armed forces?
It was sarcasm towards most clinics using magnetometers... due to the wide spread fear of mentally F'd up vets. So chill, Paultard. Evidently, WW1, WW2, Vietnam and Korea wars never produced such a prescription drug dependent group of weak minds... but this mentally weak younger generation that was shipped off to the Middle East war zones came back drooling like one flew over the cuckoo's nest. And all you Jane Fonda war hating libtards jump all over the PTSD phenomena. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Why is it that Decktard can't find good articles like this? This must have not been yella enough or support his AGENDA. I'm sure this was a Decktard FALSE FLAG... he hates it when military, cop blockers, OWS or Black Lies Matter activists go cuckoo... it's bad anarchist PR I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
What veterans clinic do you go to where they strip search? Are you a veteran of any of our armed forces? None of the veterans clinics I've been in have magnetometers, you phony. You're the drooling, idiotic phoney around here. And you must be getting ideas like the above from some anti-war site. All a phony like you is good at is juvenile name calling. -- Your mother should be ashamed.
Memory serves me correctly, didn't your girlfriend, Decktard, just post an article where the big bad fully armed police beat up an old vet going through a magnetometer, at a clinic because he refused to give his ID before he went through? I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
I have been at multiple VA facilities with magnetometers. Maybe Yappy has just outed himself as a fake vet.
None of the veterans clinics I've been in have magnetometers, you phony. Beats me, as I don't read much of what of Deckard posts. ---- When you canary clowns get to having hissy fits with him, I read everyone's crap, --- and comment on the humorous shit. You guys are really funny, inadvertently.
Roscoe is a veteran? Anyone know if this is true? Maybe roscoe/Mojave has just outed himself as a fake vet.
I served 1955 - 1958 with the 11th Airborne Infantry Division, 502nd and 503rd Regiments. Two bits roscoe will not/can not reveal his service dates and units.
Still a coward I see. I have been in a few that have none:-- Vets hospital, Palo Alto Ca. Vets clinic, Menlo Park Ca. Vets clinic, Susanville Ca. Vets hospital, Reno Nv. Please list a few that have magnetometers.
No replies? NO ONE IS SURPRISED...
The fake vet is crying I hear: From the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Handbook: (5) Use of Magnetometers: (a) For the purpose of detecting concealed weapons, the establishment of walk- through metal detection screening stations and/or the use of hand-held metal detectors is authorized. The establishment of a metal detector screening station will require: 1. A threat evaluation that indicates the community is experiencing a marked degree of street violence and that a sizable number of patients and employees habitually bear concealed weapons. 2. An assessment of employee concerns for safety and security in the workplace. 3. The dedication of no less than two VA police officers to the operation of this fixed post at all times of operation. Since the purpose of this device may result in weapon confrontations, it is essential that management recognize and adhere to this requirement in planning for police staffing needs. 4. The wearing at all times of bullet resistant body armor by police personnel staffing this station. 5. The securing of all other building entrances used by employees, visitors, and patients and the enforcement of this practice. 6. The use of a stationary walk-through detector unit or a hand-held detector unit consists of a voluntary, “hands off’ search procedure. A prominent notice must be posted advising persons that a voluntary search by a metal detector is a condition for admittance. The notice should read as follows: NOTICE OF WEAPONS SEARCH THE POSSESSION OF ANY WEAPON BY PERSONS ENTERING THIS BUILDING IS PROHIBITED BY LAW (38 CFR $1.218 (a)( 13)). PERSONS ENTERING THE BUILDING CONSENT TO A PERSONAL SEARCH BY METAL DETECTOR AND TO THE INSPECTION OF ALL PACKAGES, LUGGAGE AND ALL CONTAINERS IN THEIR POSSESSION. METAL DETECTOR CANNOT HARM YOU AND WILL NOT AFFECT PACEMAKERS, HEARING AIDS, OR FILM. REFUSAL OF CONSENT TO SEARCH IS BASIS FOR DENIAL OF ADMITTANCE. PERSONS LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO POSSESS FIREARMS MUST REPORT TO THE CENTER POLICE. MEDICAL CENTER DIRECTOR
tpaine is a retard... I refuse to spend time on his bullshit.
I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Progressive federally funded scaremongers. It's a government false flag operation. A joint D&R party operation to turn out the vote, and destroy America with Hillary or Trump. Same result either way. Roscoe, challenged --- is he a phony? --- Y'ALL? (#11) I have been in a few that have none:-- Vets hospital, Palo Alto Ca. Vets clinic, Menlo Park Ca. Vets clinic, Susanville Ca. Vets hospital, Reno Nv. Please list a few that have magnetometers. Poor roscoe replys by posting VA regulations, but he cannot list any facilities. He's a phony. And a liar.
Grandisland is a retard... I enjoy spending time to expose his bullshit. And the fact that he is a coward.
I go to one of the largest VA hospitals and there are no strip searches or metal detectors. Maybe they live in hysterical liberal states where they are afraid of big bad veterans.
Seems the reg addresses increased use of concealed weapons due to crime in the local area.
I go to one of the largest VA hospitals and there are no strip searches or metal detectors. Maybe they live in hysterical liberal states where they are afraid of big bad veterans. I have no doubt that there are some VA facilities with metal detectors, etc. But knowing roscoe, I was pretty damn sure he was bullshiting, as usual. -- And grandisland, - with his strip search crap, -- has always been batshit crazy. Thanks.
Washington DC VA Medical Center Our newest initiative to enhance security at our Medical Center is the installation of metal detectors at the front entrance of the hospital and at the Building 6 (Community Living Center) entrance. Police Service will assign three security persons to each metal detector to help people process through as quickly as possible. More and more VA facilities are using metal detectors these days and our location in the nation's capital makes it important for us to provide optimum security.
Poor roscoe, can't post ANY facilities w/detectors that he's "been at", -- nor can he post any proof of service. Poor phony roscoe, yaps a lot, but we all know he's a liar.
Have you been in the neighborhoods where VA hospitals reside? Which one do you go to?
I don't.
#2. To: Justified (#1)
#3. To: Justified (#0)
#4. To: Logsplitter (#3)
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#6. To: GrandIsland (#2)
This is what progressives do. They separate people by groups and classes. Then they pit them against each other so they can do their dirty deeds.
#7. To: tpaine (#6)
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#8. To: Justified (#0)
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#9. To: GrandIsland now attacking veterans. Has he no shame? (#7)
This is why you can't walk into a Vet clinic without being stip searched. --- GrandIsland
It was sarcasm towards most clinics using magnetometers... due to the wide spread fear of mentally F'd up vets. So chill,
Evidently, WW1, WW2, Vietnam and Korea wars never produced such a prescription drug dependent group of weak minds... but this mentally weak younger generation that was shipped off to the Middle East war zones came back drooling like one flew over the cuckoo's nest.
And all you Jane Fonda war hating libtards jump all over the PTSD phenomena.
#10. To: tpaine (#9)
None of the veterans clinics I've been in have magnetometers, you phony.
#11. To: GrandIsland (#10)
#12. To: GrandIsland (#10)
Memory serves me correctly, didn't Decktard just post an article where the ----- police beat up an old vet going through a magnetometer, at a clinic because he refused to give his ID before he went through?
#13. To: RoscoeMojave fake vet? --- Y'ALL (#11)
I have been at multiple VA facilities with magnetometers. Maybe -- tpaine -- has just outed himself as a fake vet.
#14. To: Roscoe (#11)
Maybe -- tpaine -- has just outed himself as a fake vet.
#15. To: GrandIsland (#8)
Why is it that Decktard
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#16. To: Roscoe, challenged --- is he a phony? --- Y'ALL? (#11)
I have been at multiple VA facilities with magnetometers.
#17. To: All --- crickets to the cowards, --- roscoe, grandisland, ---- Y'ALL (#16)
#18. To: GrandIsland (#10)
#19. To: Roscoe (#18)
#20. To: Justified, Southern Poverty Law Center, lies, disinformation, *The Two Parties ARE the Same* (#0)
according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#21. To: Roscoe, is a phony., and a liar. The--- Y'ALL (#18)
I have been at multiple VA facilities with magnetometers.
#22. To: GrandIsland, Y'ALL (#19)
#23. To: tpaine (#6)
#24. To: Roscoe (#18)
A threat evaluation that indicates the community is experiencing a marked degree of street violence and that a sizable number of patients and employees habitually bear concealed weapons.
#25. To: redleghunter (#23)
#26. To: redleghunter (#24)
Metal Detectors to be Installed at Medical Center entrances
Yappy hates facts.
#27. To: Roscoe (#26)
I have been at multiple VA facilities with magnetometers. Maybe Yappy has just outed himself as a fake vet. --- Roscoe
More and more VA facilities are using metal detectors these days and our location in the nation's capital makes it important for us to provide optimum security. -- Yappy hates facts.
#28. To: Roscoe (#26)
#29. To: redleghunter (#28)
Which one do you go to?
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